Torch rally for justice to Pravish’s death amid Rajnath’s assurance

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Jan 8

Demanding justice in Pravish Chanam’s unnatural death, hundreds of demonstrators took out a mass torch rally at Khurai area in Imphal East today even as home minister Rajnath assured six women leaders of Manipur to take up necessary steps at his best.

The six leaders of different women organisations, who left for Delhi on January 1, today met home minister Rajnath. The women team urged the home minister to find out the fact behind the death of Pravish. They reminded Pravish was cremated unannounced even though a missing report had been filed to the police. They urged the home minister to hand over the case to CBI.

The women team also highlighted such cases faced by many north easterners in Delhi.

Rajnath assured them that he would do whatever he can regard the case of the incident happened four months ago and expressed that he understands the sentiment of the people of Manipur. He also assured to discuss the case with the UP chief minister.  

The demonstrators at Khurai raised slogans “stop racial discrimination”, “we want justice”, “we condemned the dead of Pravish”, “handover the case to CBI”.

Pravish was found missing from a musical concert site on September 8 and found cremated by authority of Dr. BR Ambedkar hospital in Noida as unclaimed body.

People have been complaining that the government fails to bring justice to the mysterious dead of Pravish since September last year. Many organisations have raised equal voice on justice for Pravish and to stop racial discrimination but the governments still failed to bring out impactful response to the public.

Other than Pravish there are many such missing and found death cases which are still under mystery.

The mass rally at Khurai was jointly organised by Public Affairs and Reformation Centre, Paragon Club, Meira Paibi Mother’s Association, Khurai Sajor Leikai and Chingangbam Leikai, Tinsid Road, Nongpok Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Lup (Nonglampan) and Netaji memorial Club.

The rally was set out from Paragon Club Khurai Chingangbam Leikai headed towards JNIMS road but a team of Imphal East police stopped the rally at Porompat from proceeding.

President of state BJP unit, K. Bhavananda, union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju helped the six women leaders to meet Rajnath.