IMPHAL, July 8: Amidst a Assembly session boycott imposed by the JCILPS in demand of withdrawal of the The Regulation of Visitor, Tenant and Migrant Bill 2015, women leaders of several women based organisations of the State including the women wing of the JCILPS stormed the Keishampat Keisham Leikai residence of Speaker Th Lokeshor this morning.
The women leaders wanted to meet the Speaker in person before he leaves for the ongoing Assembly session but were told that the Speaker had already left.
Soon a police team led by additional SP (Law and Order) S Ibomcha arrived at the scene and spoke with the women leaders.
After the leaders remained adamant on meeting the Speaker, five of them were allowed to wait inside the Speaker`™s residential compound, while the others remained gathered at the Keishampat Lairembi Community Hall.
Speaking to media persons, Pourei Leimarol Apunba Meira Paibi Lup, president Memchoubi said that the Assembly Bill passed by the government is not to protect the people of the State but it encourages influx of outsiders.
We are really disheartened and dissatisfied with decision taken by the government and we are here at the residence of the Speaker so that we could let him understand the importance of the ILPS demand and the need to bring it up for discussion during the Assembly session, she continued.
Why is it that the government continues to remain mute spectators to the public outcry even after a series of agitations have been staged, she said.
Since the government seems to be not at all concern with the welfare of the people, we have decided to boycott the next election.
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