The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, May 24: The Coalition on Children`s Right to Protection Manipur in a press meet held today at Press Club, Major Khul has today put up various demands to concern authorities regarding the welfare of the children in the state.
K Pradip State Coordinator, CCRP, while briefing the media persons in the press meet has stated that children of both hills and plain areas of the state are at the receiving ends of the present political impasse, which has largely traumatized and put undue pressure upon them, though the children are quite ignorant of the opposing political campaigns of the present situation in the state.
He also stated that pregnant women and ailing children are suffering most due to want of food, medicine and care and need immediate attention.
He further mentioned that the lack of fuel in the state due to the present imbroglio in the state has led to complete closure of the educational scenario in the state. Several thousands of students in the valley districts had already lost four months due to the recent indefinite class boycott call and now added with the present situation have become the worst affected group. He has also stated that the compelling situation of the state has led to various schools announcing their summer vacations immaturely.
He further stated that the CCRP demands withdrawal of the indefinite blockade that has been imposed upon the national highways by ANSAM since April 7. The demands also include withdrawal of the ban on Manipur bound vehicles in Nagaland by NSF and the recent retaliatory moves of counter blockades by Manipuri women folks, which he states are against humanity and stark violations of basic human rights, including right to life. He has further appealed to all concern not to use blockades as a means to achieve political ends of a group or a community by keeping human lives under hostage.
While drawing the attention of the union government and the state government to do the needful to ensure free and secure national highways, the CCRP has also demanded of the state government to arrange and provide fuel required by vehicles transporting school students, considering education as an essential service sector.
It has also demanded arrangement of special ration cards for PDS items for children homes and other institutions providing care and shelter to destitute and marginalized children.
While stating that counter blockade has not affected those responsible for the blockade but are rather provoking the innocent people, the CCRP has demanded equal distribution of whatever essential commodities available in the state, irrespective of hills and valley.
The press meet which was also attended by S Sarju Devi, convenor CCRP, AK Sanaton, senior core group of CCRP, H Rashi Devi, member of core group, CCRP, has also appealed to all to apply to the strategy of living in harmony with sharing and caring for each other among the hills and plain in the wake of the present turmoil in the state.
It has also demanded safe passage of essential items from outside the state and from Imphal to the hill districts and exemption of medicines, educational materials, services related to children by all concern parties from any kind of impositions, blockades, restrictions and bandhs.
IMPHAL, May 24: The Coalition on Children`s Right to Protection Manipur in a press meet held today at Press Club, Major Khul has today put up various demands to concern authorities regarding the welfare of the children in the state.
K Pradip State Coordinator, CCRP, while briefing the media persons in the press meet has stated that children of both hills and plain areas of the state are at the receiving ends of the present political impasse, which has largely traumatized and put undue pressure upon them, though the children are quite ignorant of the opposing political campaigns of the present situation in the state.
He also stated that pregnant women and ailing children are suffering most due to want of food, medicine and care and need immediate attention.
He further mentioned that the lack of fuel in the state due to the present imbroglio in the state has led to complete closure of the educational scenario in the state. Several thousands of students in the valley districts had already lost four months due to the recent indefinite class boycott call and now added with the present situation have become the worst affected group. He has also stated that the compelling situation of the state has led to various schools announcing their summer vacations immaturely.
He further stated that the CCRP demands withdrawal of the indefinite blockade that has been imposed upon the national highways by ANSAM since April 7. The demands also include withdrawal of the ban on Manipur bound vehicles in Nagaland by NSF and the recent retaliatory moves of counter blockades by Manipuri women folks, which he states are against humanity and stark violations of basic human rights, including right to life. He has further appealed to all concern not to use blockades as a means to achieve political ends of a group or a community by keeping human lives under hostage.
While drawing the attention of the union government and the state government to do the needful to ensure free and secure national highways, the CCRP has also demanded of the state government to arrange and provide fuel required by vehicles transporting school students, considering education as an essential service sector.
It has also demanded arrangement of special ration cards for PDS items for children homes and other institutions providing care and shelter to destitute and marginalized children.
While stating that counter blockade has not affected those responsible for the blockade but are rather provoking the innocent people, the CCRP has demanded equal distribution of whatever essential commodities available in the state, irrespective of hills and valley.
The press meet which was also attended by S Sarju Devi, convenor CCRP, AK Sanaton, senior core group of CCRP, H Rashi Devi, member of core group, CCRP, has also appealed to all to apply to the strategy of living in harmony with sharing and caring for each other among the hills and plain in the wake of the present turmoil in the state.
It has also demanded safe passage of essential items from outside the state and from Imphal to the hill districts and exemption of medicines, educational materials, services related to children by all concern parties from any kind of impositions, blockades, restrictions and bandhs.
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