IMPHAL, Dec 29 NNn: Hundreds of people staged sit-ins at two different places in Imphal on Saturday demanding arrest of Livingstone, a self-styled Lt Col of NSCN-IM involved in the alleged assault or molestation case of film actress Kh Momoko at a musical event at Chandel recently.
Film Forum Manipur, Manipur State Shumang Leela Council in teaming up with various social organizations organized sit-in protests in front of the office of FFM, Lamphel and Uripok Khaidem Leikai.
A large number of people participated at the demonstrations. The protests were organized as part of the agitation spearhead by FFM and MSSLC in collaboration with various NGOs in the state demanding justice in the molestation case of film artiste Momoko.
L Surjakanta, president, FFM while talking to reporters on the sidelines of the demonstration organized in front of the office of FFM, said the state Government should not take such democratic form of agitation for granted as the NGOs may take up further intense agitation over the issue.
The sit-in protest organized at Uripok Khaidem Leikai was also participated by a large number of locals from Uripok Huidrom Leikai.
Taking part at the demonstration, RK Sanahanbi, president Kanglei Ima Lup, strongly condemned the incident and urged the Government to book the NSCN-IM member without any delay. In the same spirit, she also condemned the Napet Palli incident wherein a girl was reportedly molested by three people urging the Government to punish the culprits.
The ceasefire pact signed between the Government of India and NSCN-IM should be revoked immediately, she demanded and termed the ceasefire agreement as a consent given by the Central Government to the Naga outfit to unleash crimes against civilians.
All the NSCN-IM camps in Manipur that is not covered by the ceasefire agreement should be demolished, she further demanded while appealing to every section of the society not to use women as their soft target to take vengeance.
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