IMPHAL, Nov 3 NNN: A member of CPI (Marxist-Lenin), NE In-charge was denied permission to meet Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has completed 12 years of her fast on the demand of withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 .
Shankar Das of CPI-ML, who had visited the State to show solidarity to Sharmila in her struggle and to review current state of affairs in Manipur including the issue of Inner Line Permit (ILP) as well as the political scenario, was upset when he was prevented from meeting the hunger striker by the State Home Department.
Das addressed a press conference at the Manipur CPI-ML office here during which he expressed regret over the denial of permission to him by the authority to meet Sharmila.
He alleged that Chief Secretary Poonia had refused the permission by terming his party as an ‘anti-national party.’ He described the act of the CS as unfortunate and condemned it. State Government should take action against him.
In the 40-year long history of CPI-ML, no political has ever called the party an anti-national party, Das asserted adding he was quite amazed to learn such remarks from the Chief Secretary of the Congress-rule State.
Das, flanked by Shyamsundar, Manipur State CPI-ML Secretary and other leaders further attacked the Congress-rule states saying they are all highly corrupted. Huge amount of money from India has been stashed abroad and the money is now investing in various foreign companies, Das accused, calling the Congress an anti-national party.
He said the party will launch agitation against AFSPA in 19 States from the current month.
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