Press Conference on EU project by Wide Angle at Manipur Press Club on November 20

IMPHAL November 20: Yambem Laba, founder member of Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC) while welcoming the cabinet decision of the state government to establish a State Commission for Protection of Child Rights asserted that, unlike the non-functioning MHRC, the state government must initiate appropriate steps to ensure that the Child Commission be a proper effective body which tenders to needs of the child and prevent child rights violation in the State.

Briefing mediapersons at Manipur Press Club today, he said that the members of the commission must also be proficient to tackle the child right issues and the concerned state authorities should be apolitical in nominating the members for the said commission.

“ The commission according to its guidelines must at least have a member who holds office at the rank of a secretary in the state administration, because through him, we have to tender the recommendations of the commission to the state government for effective and speedy redressal” , he said.

He further mentioned that the concept of child rights violation is perceived by the public as mostly child labour wherein there are different forms of exploitation of the child. Among the flagship programs of the Union government,the RTE scheme provides ample nourishment and free education to children among other facilities. Laba alleged that it is an undoubted fact that the schemes for benefiting children are not implemented in totality in the state. “ If the state commission for children is established, then the commission will be the monitoring body to assess the loopholes and further to rectify it, the commission will be an effective recommendatory body for child rights issues”, he said.

Laba, who is also chairman of European Union project implemented by Wide Angle, a voluntary people’s collective stated that as part of the project, it was urged to state legislators to establish the commission at the earliest by the body and the endeavour was also reciprocated by the ministers and MLAs by signing a declaration urging for the same. He acknowledged sixteen legislators including four cabinet ministers whom Wide Angle approached for tendering their endorsement.

Montu Ahanthem, secretary of Wide Angle supplementing Laba said that the establishment of the commission would go a long way in tackling problems afflicting children of the state in multiple aspects. He said that cases of child rights violation can be speedily tackled by the commission and exhaustive measures need not be taken to intimate the National Commission for every arising singular child right issue.

Retired director of Social Welfare Department and steering committee member of Wide Angle, S Sarat also applauded the cabinet resolve and stated that planning and budgeting for establishing the commission is required by the state government at the outset, but the commission must be made functional at the earliest, he said. He further mentioned that there regulatory norms of the commission may need to be streamlined so as to be compatible with the prevalent scenario of the State. 

Testimony of Thounaojam (O) Pyari Devi

I, Thounaojam (O) Pyari Devi aged about 33 years W/o Late Sh. Thounajam Boro Singh, R/O  Kwakeithel Awang Thiyam Leikai, P.O. Imphal, P.S. Lamphel, Imphal West District would like to testify the day my husband was picked up from the rehabilitation centre and later declared shot dead in an encounter.

I live with my daughter, Velentina who is studying in Standard IV at St. Peter School near my marital home while my husband was put up at Rehabilitation Center at ‘New Life Centre’ at Oinam owing to his bad habit of taking drugs. Earlier, my husband was connected with underground group but had left. We kept him in the rehabilitation centre as a patient, he improved considerably and on goodwill he became a cook at the centre.

On 5^th January 2009, Police Commandos of Singjamei came to our house, asking for my husband but having no doubt, I told them the whereabouts of my husband. Later in the evening around 6:30 pm we received a phone call from the rehabilitation centre informing us that commandos had taken him along with them. We started enquiring about his whereabouts. We contacted my younger brother-in-law who is in Manipur Police and to the local MLA. However, no information of such an arrest was known. Next early morning my father in-law went to the rehabilitation centre and enquired which dress he was wearing when the commandos arrested my husband. I was at home busy feeding the chickens which also sustains our livelihood, when my daughter came running with the news paper and showed me a photo of dead person and asked  if that was her father. I saw his black shirt and started yelling at the courtyard if anybody had gone to the morgue to enquire or not, however no one gave a reply. My younger brother went to the morgue and brought home the dead body.

Report was made by the police commando that at Ningombam Lamkhai, while the commandos were on their round for checking on the  roadside, my husband was told to stop and instead he fired back to the police and in that encounter had died. The police made allegations that my husband belonged to the insurgent group PREPAK. The police did not reveal that my husband was arrested from the rehabilitation centre and was later killed in an encounter. The PREPAK group clarified in the newspaper that my husband had no relations with their group.

When he was alive, he was good to everyone and helped my father-in-law in running the rice mill. We were happy and contented and everyone was supportive. My daughter and I started experiencing a roller coaster ride of misery after the death of my husband. My in-laws started ill-treating us every day, we felt so ashamed to live with them due to their behavior. I was told to live in a single small room after his death. They came out with new methods daily to harass us. My mother-in-law complained everyday that walking to and fro inside the room makes more dirt and noise and we should be silent and move lesser for everybody’s convenience. They purposely complain and behave as if they do not want us to live in the family. I work at SASO and sometimes bought vegetables for sharing with them. They are happy when I buy something for them, otherwise they make every excuses to ill treat us. I was confused whether to mourn the death of my husband or face mal treatment from the in-laws. I controlled my patience and waited till the end of phiroi (ritual of first death anniversary) of my husband. Unable to tolerate with their attitude, I went to live at my maternal house. Nobody from my husband’s family stopped us nor made contact or visited us after I left. We were never enquired on special occasion/festivals, which disappoint me much. When I visited the house they do not talk to us properly. We are like a taboo for them and presently they are trying their level best not to provide the share of my husband’s property.

I have not lost hope in living boldly, my daughter is my inner strength and both of us should support each other and lead a beautiful life. We have still a long way to go and I pray to God that He guide us in every step we take. When my husband was alive everyone in the family and people from our locality respect me. Now, all the respect, self esteem and admiration have faded. I am looked upon as a taboo in the society. However, I should not lose hope, I must live be strong enough to tackle the future. We did not receive ex-gratia on account of his death. I am weaving and selling traditional clothes for our daily welfare. I have to be strong and positive with life for my daughter. 

Testimony of Smt. Salam (O) Pooja Devi

I, Smt. Salam (O) Pooja Devi aged about 30 years, W/O (L) Salam Jack  Singh, R/O Kwakeithel Laishram  Leikai, Moirang Purel P.O. & P.S. Imphal, Imphal West District, 795001, would like to share how my husband was assassinated by the underground cadres. He was 26 years old when he was killed by the UG cadres at the hillock of Mayang Langjing. My husband was habitual drug user when he was alive.  Owing to his bad habits, his parents and I decided to keep him at the jail for some time. We had kept him at a Rehabilitation Centre, however there was no improvement, therefore we decided to keep him locked up. He then had met and mingled with underground cadre’s, inside the jail, who were involved in extorting money from the public. Before he left the jail, my husband and the underground cadre’s made contact with some people with the agenda of extorting money. After his release from the jail, he stared running errands for them under the instruction and guidance of the group. One fine day he went to deliver demand letter and fixed the day for collecting the money.

On 1^st October 2006, around 11.30 a.m, my husband went away with his friend Abungcha, for some work which he did not disclose to us. He did not return till late in the afternoon and we became anxious and started asking his friends if they happened to meet him. None of his friends were aware about his whereabouts. Brother of Abungcha came to our house at 7.30 p.m. and informed us that they have been arrested and we should start arrangement for their release. One of our relatives came around 9.30 p.m and informed us that my husband has been killed and the body was found at Mayang Langjing. I was not able to believe any of the information and waited anxiously for his arrival. Next day, our relatives brought the dead body from the morgue. I could not believe what was happening. I was dumbstruck, it appears if he would call out to me. I went to the courtyard where my husband was lying and checked his body. There were injury marks on the right leg and he was shot mercilessly on the right temple. After seeing and touching the body I realized and believed that my husband is dead and would never return to me and the children. It came in the newspaper that he was killed by the UNLF cadres on the ground of extortion. 

We did not seek for magisterial enquiry neither we cause any agitation in the form of bandh or rally upon his death.  According to the information of the eye witness, my husband was arrested by the UNLF cadres from the place where he was receiving the extortion money. The person who was giving the money had preplanned and made arrangement for his arrest and murder. The insurgents took him towards Langjing and he was harassed and tortured before shooting him to death.

The day my husband went away from the house, I never knew he will not return home. He was a simple person without any fault and wrong doings, the only problem he had was his bad habit of taking drugs at regular interval. He was always good to me and would make me and our children happy. He was not able to give up his bad habits and got himself involved with dishonest and evil people inside the jail.  We regretted so much why we had put him in the jail for his bad habit of taking drugs. He had no relation with any group and he was used by the people inside the jail and everything went wrong. He would have been with us if he had not met the insurgents inside the jail.  Life has changed considerably after the death of my husband, I felt like committing suicide thinking how to raise my two young children alone. My mother-in-laws started ill treating me and two children which led me to take my children and return to my maternal home at Porompat. I asked and enquired for schemes available with the State and central Government. My children are studying in Sunrise Public School at Uripok and staying in the school boarding. I have not lost contact with my mother-in-law. I contact them regularly and she comes to meet her grand children regularly. I do not own BPL card for getting the monthly ration.

I decided after few months of my husband’s death that it is no use to lament at home. I have two children whom I had to raise and nourish. I am living for my children, I feel I should be strong and confident for them. They should not feel orphaned in the society when I am alive. I get discriminated on various accounts being a widow. I will stand for them and no one should discriminate my children as long as I am alive. The pain and sorrow of losing my husband haunts me day and night, it is not easy to live in the absence of my husband, however, this is my fate, and I have to accept and adjust to live without his presence. My two children are my strength and I will live for them.

Declaration of MLAs on Establishment of Child Rights Commission

Testimony of Smt. Sinam (O) Mamta Devi

I, Smt. Sinam (O) Mamta Devi aged about 29 years, W/O  (L) Sinam Injit  Singh, R/O Marjing, Sekmai, P.O. & P.S. Sekmai, Imphal West District, would like to share the incident of my husband’s death in the hands of unidentified persons. He was involved in contract works with his friends. He was good natured and lovable person. My husband was an innocent person and had no relations with any underground outfits.

On 27^th January 2005, he went to have dinner with his local friends towards Awang (North) Leikai in the evening around 5-5.30 p.m. He had returned towards our home after having the food, however, halfway from home some people had called him away from the main road towards the river bank. Later, we heard gun shots around 7-7.30 p.m. and we became alarmed about his whereabouts. My relatives and friends of our locality started searching for him in our area. My relatives went towards the river side and had found his bullet riddled body lying at the river bank. And, in the meantime, I also joined the search along with one of my aunt. One person informed my aunt about the body of my husband lying lifeless at the river bank, the individual who passed the information did not see me in the darkness and had casually informed her. On hearing the news of his death, I fainted at the spot.

 Our youngest daughter was just three months old when he died. Nobody in our village was able to inform about the people who killed my husband. No one witnessed the incident and till today no one has claimed the responsibility for his death. The death of my husband came in the local newspapers. There was no claim from any insurgent group or from the security forces. The police took the body to the hospital and post -mortem was performed. An FIR was lodged accordingly, however no one was able to do anything as the killers had disappeared mysteriously. Till today, the death of my husband still remains unsolved.

My sorrowful and dreadful life started after the death of my husband. I was in a dilemma on how I have to live without my husband. I was traumatized and distressed with my future life. Somehow I developed the strength for the sake of my children. One senior lady from our locality came to my support. She loaned some amount with on small percentage in interest and insisted me to start a grocery shop at the gate of my house. Till today, the shop is running successfully and I am partly able to sustain my children from the profit from the shop.

In the meantime, I faced a lot of discrimination from the society. Men often asked undesirable questions and women too questioned and made assumptions regarding my movements. I tussled with these people on numerous occasions and with repeated fights, but slowly, the scenario changed and people stopped their misconduct. Nowadays, I have started going out to attend important occasions and occupied myself in running my grocery shop.

We did not receive any ex-gratia for the death of my husband. The FIR which was lodged is still pending with no further pursuance of the case by the concerned, as no one cooperates to give information about my husband’s death. At present, I do not own a separate BPL card as my house number is same with my in-laws. I am just living for the sake of my two young children. I feel I should be strong and confident in the society for them and their future. My children need my support and my confidence has developed tremendously because of them. As long as I am alive I will do my best for their welfare.

Media Advocacy by Wide Angle

Editorials 

For the Children

Leader writer : Paojel Chaoba

Times are tough,no need to describe the sufferings of the public. The economic blockade still enforced by the UNC leaves us in a status quo. Among the major wants is fuel, serpentine queues are still witnessed and one has to wait long hours in the sun to get the rationed amount.

The unavailability of petrol creates a domino effect to the entire system. The education sector is also affected as school vans cannot transport students and private schools had to close down for the day. Similarly teachers find it hard to attend their duties due to the predicament.

Such issues need to be monitored by the government and at present it is clearly evident that the SPF ministry had left much wanting in its governance. The flagship schemes for the child, Sarva Sikhsya Abhiyan, mid day meals etc are aimed for the benefit of the child, but is much debatable if the norms so laid down under the provisions of the schemes are implemented in totality. The recent scam of an assistant inspector of Bishnupur district caught selling off rice meant for students by the school monitoring committee is an eye opener, there must be myriad similar scams being perpetrated, especially at the hill areas. 

The implementing bodies of the government are there but the need for a monitoring body to assess and take preventive measures for the welfare of the child, a State Commission for Protection of Child Rights must be instituted at the earliest.

The Convention on the Rights of the child (CRC) was adopted as a treaty body in the UN on 20th November 1989. India signed and ratified the CRC on 11th December 1992. On signing and ratifying the Convention, India is mandated to monitor and enforce this treaty.

In  2011, we have a year left for India to submit its periodic report on the implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in 2012. Cutting closer to home, on just the surface of the point lies many schools, where children under 18 years of age goes, closed under the reeling crunch of fuel shortages among others. How do we explain this scenario in our various reports on the implementation of CRC, notwithstanding the fact that RTE 2009 has been passed, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is still in progress, Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection) Act 2006 has been passed with due amendments, Integrated Child Protection Scheme has been initiated and implemented with due budgetary allocations and many others which necessarily paves way for the best interests of the child to survive, to develop, to participate and to be protected, including special protection in situations of emergency and armed conflict.

Human rights activism in Manipur is not mere heresay and it’s a serious matter including those of child rights. Civil society’s reaction to the rampant kidnapping of children, closure of schools, trafficking have resulted in positive response even from the government in earlier years. Dissemination of information and awareness building amongst the stakeholders about the pertinence of child rights in shaping a better tomorrow has not seen the end of the day. Effective and strategic efforts define the working of many an organisation for children in a place like Manipur where children are often denied of childhood, be it be drugs, armed conflict, displacement, or simply failure of the governance system.

Juxtaposed with  this impending emergency of bandhs and blockades, where children are consistently and continuously denied of basic health care, nutrition, adequate standard of living(read electricity), denied of the right to be educated, to leisure and above all denied of the right for their views to be respected or should we say denied of a space to be heard at all.

Where do we go from here? No doubt we have our Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards in place under the purview of the JJ Act, which the government was almost compelled to pass due to a PIL filed by child right activists in 2000. But that is still a limited arena for the varied and manifold spectrum of rights that need to be fulfilled for a child to live a dignified life and to maketh a better Manipur. We are aware that CRC is being implemented and the state government will endeavor to fulfill the rights of the child in all its capacity but who will monitor the progress and who will take compliance?

Significantly, the Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Act 2005 has been enacted and a National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has been duly formed in 2007. Officials from this National Commissions has come to Manipur to conduct public hearings to look into the violations of child rights and instructed the state government to take necessary actions. So far, 12 states have constituted the State Commissions for Child rights including that of Assam, Sikkim, Goa, Delhi, Karnataka, Bihar, Rajasthan etc. Manipur was one of the foremost state to constitute a State Human rights Commission, procrastinated on setting up the Manipur State Commission for Women and we believe that the State Commission on the protection of child rights will soon see the day once our legislators get pro-active on an issue which is so deemed necessary in our state, in our land which we know for sure that we do not inherit from our ancestors but borrow it from our children. 

Husband killed in fake encounter

Testimony of Smt. Ningthoujam (O) Adina Devi

I, Smt. Ningthoujam (O) Adina Devi aged about 30 years, W/O  (L) Ningthoujam Anand Singh, R/O Top Moirang Kampu Makha Leikai P.O. & P.S. Porompat, Imphal East District, 795010, would like to testify the happenings of the day my husband went away from home and later found killed in an encounter with the Police commandos. My husband was an innocent person and he was not involved in any kind of insurgency activity. He was carrying out contract works with his friends. He was good natured, caring and loving person when he was alive.

On 21^st January 2009, around 10-10.30 a.m, my husband received a phone call from a friend and he went out from our house with his friend Mahend on his scooter. My daughter saw him leaving with his friend Mahend. He did not return home till 2 p.m. and when I called him he did not received the call. Later, according to eye witness, he was arrested from the complex of Dhana Manjuri College North A.O.C along with his friend around 1 p.m. His scooter was taken inside the vehicle of the Police Commando and they were taken to the isolated area of Makhan Village at Senapati District. In the late afternoon around 5-5.30 p.m. Mr. Mahend and other friend of my husband came to our house and informed me that my husband has been arrested by the Police Commando for not possessing driving license and we should contact influential people for finding him and releasing him. I became very anxious and alarmed and informed my younger brother working in the IRB to start searching for my husband immediately. We contact many people in the Police to search for my husband, however, no one could locate where the Police have taken and hidden him. Much later we heard at 6 p.m. ISTV news that my husband along with his friend has been killed in an encounter with the Police Commando at Makhan Village.

The next day the Police commandos alleged in the news paper that my husband and his accomplice were cadres of KYKL and were carrying AK 47 rifle and ammunition at the time they were shot and killed and in the encounter. They were killed in the encounter when they were told to stop, instead they returned gunfire shots to the police personnel’s and in this crossfire they were killed. I was helpless and dumbstruck when I received the news of his death. I lost my consciousness on hearing that my husband is dead and would never be returning to us.

We collected his body from the morgue and performed his last rites. The government did not grant ex-gratia on his death. We did not seek for magisterial enquiry neither we cause any agitation in the form of bandh or rally on his death. Mr. Mahend who went away with my husband on the day he was killed alleged that he has no knowledge about my husband and was not in the company of my husband. We all know that my husband was killed on the instigation of his friends yet we decided not to take action against them.  The day my husband went out from the house, I never knew he will not return home. He was a simple person without any fault and wrong doings, so I thought he would return to us. I do not have any wrong suspicion on his movements and action, so he would return to us like he always does. He has no criminal records, I don’t know why he was killed so brutally by the policemen, without any fault from his side. According to eye witness, my husband and his accomplice were tortured at capital project site before they were taken to Makhan village for eliminating.

I suffered grievously for more than a year, I could not sleep and eat properly. I was traumatized and I had seizure on the left portion of my body. One day I had severe headache, my lips started quivering and I lost my consciousness, I became half paralyzed and remained in the hospital for more than two months. After discharging from the hospital, I underwent acupressure at home for two months. Now, my condition has changed considerably for good except for the left hand which have some difficulty in performing heavy quick work. Presently, I cannot feel tense and anxious, my voice would become hoarse, headache develops, difficulty in speaking & walking, and numbness develops on the left arm.  After the death of my husband, I felt like committing suicide thinking how to raise my two young children alone. My in-laws are good to me and my children, yet leading a life in the absence of my husband is very different. I do not own BPL card for getting the monthly ration. I have two children, the eldest son Avinash is 8 years old & is studying in standard II at North Eastern School. The youngest is Angelina aged about 6 years and is reading in standard one at R.K. Sanatombi. One of my children is receiving Rajiv Gandhi fellowship. I earn my living by running a grocery shop at Lamlong Bazaar. My maternal mother also has a shop just above the building of my shop, so I get security from any kind of untoward incident. I decided after few months of my husband’s death that it is no use to remain crying and sad at home. I have two children whom I have to raise and nourish them. They should not feel orphaned in the society when I am alive. I get discriminated on various accounts being a widow. I will stand for them and no one should discriminate my children as long as I am alive. 

I am a member of Guns survivor Network and recently I went to attend International meeting at New Delhi with one senior lady. We received invitation from Ms. Bina Laxmi Nepram and we attended the meeting on behalf of our network.  I get confidence and strength in joining this organization. I presented an opinion at the 6^th Occupancy day at G.M. hall and shared my opinion that the victim’s eliminated by the Commando’s suffered nothing after their death, the genuine sufferings are experienced by the survivors who are the mothers, fathers, wives (widows) & their young children. I was awarded Rs. 1000/ for my short astounding speech. I met other women survivor whose husbands and sons have been eliminated by State Forces in the gathering I attended. I share my sad story which reduces my pain and sorrow. I get confidence meeting my counterparts. I am living for my children, I feel I should be strong and confident in the society for them. I do not own BPL card separately as the house number is same with my in-laws. 

The angst occurred due to fake encounter of son leads to death of four other family members

Testimony of Smt. Thokchom (O) Ahanbi Devi

I, Smt. Thokchom (O) Ahanbi Devi, W/O (L) Sh Th. Gulabi, R/O  Dhobi Machu Leirak, Sega Road, P.O. Imphal, P.S. Lamphel ,Imphal West District- 795001, Manipur would like to account the day that took the toll of ever graving grief of my life leaving me and my family from content to a haunting one for the rest of my old age.

I lived a happy life with my two young and healthy precious sons, husband and in-laws. By profession, I am a traditional singer, I have even released albums of my song. My sons, Th. Suraj the elder and Mocha the younger one, 31 years old,till he died I have never called him by his name. I always have addressed him as Momocha. Both of them were the pupil of my eyes who after being barren of motherhood for a long time and much prayer God has bestowed them to me.  My husband was working on master roll and the elder son was teaching at Brighter Academy at Nambol. I was often left with Momocha at home. My sons would not leave me alone, they were not just brothers but also very good friends, both of them would sit in kitchen and sing songs, play tabla, guitar, they have gifted talents either it is singing or playing musical instruments and especially Momocha he was a good athlete too. Both of them had no bad habits either. He used to play Sepaktakru, he started this game in our local club and taught to many youngsters.  We even discussed with him to play this game through Nagaland since scope and finance seems more appealing there. Though we were not financially sound we lived a contented life. I would discuss family’s wear and tear or anything with him as his father was away and elder son being little weak, he was always there and used to say that he would let his mother live a happy life. His role doesn’t limit in the hearth of home but he extended to the club too and was the secretary of our local club and always took active role in club activities.

On 12^th March 2008, the Dholl Jatra day, my sons were having chicken curry of previous night, when I heard him getting a call on his mobile which I bought for him. He, halfway left eating the food and asked me to keep it covered as he would eat once he is back. I asked him if he needs money but he didn’t take as he had some two hundred Rupees which I have given him earlier and he went out on his bicycle wearing his house slippers. And he never came back to finish the food he had left but only the news of his death.

We heard that he died on an encounter at Lamdeng with Imphal West Police Commandoes, a fake encounter. Eye witnesses but anonymous to surface, informed us they saw the Police Commandos in civil dress taking my Momocha from the street next to our locality leaving his bicycle and taking him in their gypsy. The moment I heard my son died I don’t know what happen to me they say I lost control of myself and started running around, unconscious of what I was doing or clothes falling off, next I found myself bed ridden.

How would I ever believe that my innocent son who was just having food at home in front of my eyes, gets a call and he just goes out of house in casual attire would go for an encounter, that too in a bicycle and a house slipper- he is being alleged of acquiring weapons and ammunitions at the time he was killed in the encounter. The grief of losing my son and the charges on him I cannot tolerate and wanted to die, I wish this grief to be felt by the perpetrators too. If my son though I will never believe, for a moment accept that he is guilty, was it necessary that he would be killed? Couldn’t he be held to account the charges to even? My heart cries to take revenge”.

His death took toll of deaths in my family, within days of his death on his shorat or Shradha, a death ceremony done on 12^th day after death, my father in-law passed away, then my husband expired in the month of August, thereafter my mother in-law also passed away in the month of November. I along with my elder son had to face rows of death in our family in one year, leaving my full happy family impaired of the word happiness for ever. The perpetrators had not killed just my son but four lives in our family.

My elder son quit his teaching job, he is married now and stays with me. Though Momocha expired I still hold him close to my heart every day for his protection. Singing was my heart, my source of earning but I could not sing any longer after my son’s death neither I want to dress up for any occasion. He was the one who would be running around for my albums. With much courage and constant encouragement from friends and relatives, I am trying hard to sing again and find salvation here.

The so called eye witnesses are too scared to come to surface and go through the trials. The commando’s who killed my son are not traceable and not known till now. The SDPO of Police Ms. Pushpanjali came to share my grief, however, what relieve her visit would bring. We received Rs. One lakh as ex-gratia and to appoint the nearest kin for a job was promised. Till now there is no news about the promise for employment.

On the account of his death, JAC was formed, dharna was staged in our locality. I went to meet the Chief Minister Mr. Ibobi, however he was helpless. The eye witnesses refused to give their evidence of having seen my son while arrested by the Commando in civil dress.  I wish to outcry for revenge though I would not get my son back neither want any mother to go through such turmoil. I often see my son in my dreams and he seems unhappy and shows three fingers. I believed he intends three people had killed him. Until the culprits are punished, the brunt of my heart and my soul shall never be silent how much ever I try to find salvage.

We do not own BPL card and are not availing any poverty schemes fro the Central/State Government.