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.
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Brisk polling is going on in Silchar Lok Sabha constituency from 7 in the morning to decide on the fate of altogether 17 candidates in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.Voters----both male and female are waiting in huge queues in front of the polling stations from 7 in the morning. The Barak Valley constituency has 1233, polling stations. These include 209 hyper sensitive while 611 others comparatively safe.Altogether 10,58,870 voters are expected to exercise their franchise till 5 in the evening. BJP MP and former Union minister Kabindra Purkayastha is facing a keen contest with her nearest rival Congress candidate Sushmita Dev, who is also the Silchar MLA.AIUDF has...
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Umakanta Boiragi made Assam proud again. The traditional tokari maestro received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in New Delhi on Friday. Mukherjee conferred the prestigious award to Bairagi along with seven other artists who were honoured with the Akademi’s Awards for their work in traditional, folk and tribal dance, music, theatre and puppetry.The aware comprises a purse of Rs 1 lakh, an angavastram and a tamrapatra.
The authorities have suspended 15 constables in Cachar district for not attending duty at the poll material distribution centre in Silchar on Friday.The constables are Hussain Ali, Pravin Bora, Najmul Haque Choudhury, Ananta Kumar Nath, Nasirul Haqque, Ibocha Singha, Mihir Kanti Das, Shiv Kanti Dey, Krishna Sinha, Dipak Kanti Das, Mridul Choudhury, Gautam Sinha, Kadir Hussain Laskar, Jahar Kanti Nath and Bijoy Sinha.
Badaruddin Ajmal seems to have landed in trouble again.According to a statement, the country’s poll panel has served notice to the AIUDF president seeking his clarification on his recent communal statement.The notice was issued to him after the commission took up a complaint filed by BJP.The commission has threatened him of strict action if he fails to clear his position by 11-30 on April 14.
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