On 22nd January, a local court in Imphal ordered the release of Irom Sharmila by regarding the charge of "attempt to suicide" as baseless. However, Irom Sharmila has been re-arrested again and has been booked under the same charge of "attempt to suicide" under 309 IPC.
Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign (SSSC), a nation-wide campaign in support of Irom Sharmila and againstAFSPA, condemns the re-arrest. SSSC considers this re-arrest of Irom Sharmila as a mockery of judiciary by the state. While the judiciary had released her by quashing the charges of "attempt to suicide", the state has re-arrested her on the same grounds.
SSSC believes that it is a failure of state to resolve the issue of AFSPA and it is making Sharmila, a victim of state. At this time when few days ago, even the government said that it is considering the decriminalization of the 309 IPC, it seems that the state functionaries are trying to get the benefit till the time the government decriminalises it.
SSSC appeals with Govt of India to intervene in the issue and to order immediate release of Sharmila. It also appeals that immediate steps should be taken to repeal AFSPA, the cause for which Irom Sharmila is protesting.
AFSPA must be removed in view of large scale human rights violations. Even the state leadership of present ruling party in Central govt had favored in repealing of this act. The state unit of BJP had promised the repeal of AFSPA during the elections.
SSSC has organised and is continuing its efforts to highlight the issue and struggle of people in AFSPA imposed areas. SSSC has also sent letters and delegations to various authorities and appealed them to repeal this act, however SSSC is determined to initiative a major movement in coming days to protest against this act.
PermalinkSubmitted by agnes kharshiing on Mon, 26/01/2015 - 11:41
This is outrageous and illegal. She has every right to protest especially against a draconian act which allows armed forces to illegally carry on many illegal activities from within these areas without having to be accountable.It is a known fact that the lapses and corruption in the armed forces leads to much rise in security threat to the State and the nation. Many arms and drugs smugglers pay the army personnel and get through easily. the Secret funds in name of fighting terrorism is all in name when they (armed forces) know who is behind all the terror being bred and funded. Common man cannot fund and protect terrorism. It is the high and the mighty .. We the Civil Society Women Organization(CSWO) Meghalaya, demand that the AFSPA be repealed and flush out the corrupt in the armed forces and clean the mess as the people should not be made scapegoats, unless the whole Indian Army fears one Iron Lady.
Former minister Prabin Gogoi is critically ailing. The former minister in the Prafulla Kumar Mahanta’s cabinet has been suffering from cancer for the last couple of years.His condition suddenly deteriorated on Thursday at the Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat where he has been undergoing treatment.
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Mani Kumar Subba’s condition is believed to have deteriorated during the last couple of hours.According to the sources, Subba’s condition is “very critical” and a team of specialists is closely monitoring his condition. Subba, who has been undergoing treatment of cardiac ailment at the Medanta,the Medicity in Gurgaon is on ventilation support.The independent candidate from Tezpur was shifted to the Gurgaon based hospital on April 6 two days after he was rushed to Guwahati following the complaint of heart attack.
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Guwahati BJP candidate Bijoya Chakrabarty on Thursday moved the Election Commission demanding fresh polling at two booths in Guwahati metro.The sitting MP has written to the country’s poll panel alleging anomalies in the electronic voting machines in Hengrabari LP School and Gneshpara booths.
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Voting has formally closed in Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency at 5 on Thursday evening. The fate of 18 candidates has sealed in the electronic voting machines to be taken out for counting on May 16. The turn out in the city has not picked up as it was anticipated in the city. But the picture in the outskirt of the city is quite encouraging.Barring the city, the overall turn out of voters is set to cross 80 per cent. Voters in large numbers were seen in long queues in a section of polling booth till 5 in the evening.Barring a few incidents of technical glitches in EVMs, the polling was by and large peaceful in the 2345 booths. The crucial seat witnesses a keen contest between sitting...
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