Imphal Mar 3 UNA : Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for the last more than 12 years demanding repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1953, was flown to New Delhi to appear in a court on Sunday.
Sharmila will be produced in Patiala Court tomorrow (Monday). She went after a summon was issued to her for appearing in the court in connection with a case pending against her. She had appeared in the same court numerous times with a pending case at the court over her hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
She was accompanied by a doctor, two nurses, two women state police personnel and two personnel of the Imphal central jail, Sajiwa. A police team from Imphal East dropped them up to Imphal airport where she was taken to a flight of the Indian Airlines.
Many human right activists and womenfolk supporting her struggle, particularly members of Sharmila Kanba Lup (SKAL) wished her.
Even though she was taken to New Delhi with the case pending against her, Sharmila was not informed about the matter.
“I have no idea what to do while appearing in the court. None informed me about it,” Sharmila said talking to reporters before leaving for Imphal airport from JNIMS hospital where she was been lodging at the security ward of the hospital.
Going to Delhi and appearing in a court there was a challenge for her, Sharmila said, adding she left the challenge to almighty.
The Iron Lady of Manipur was summoned by the Patiala court her in connection with her fast unto death stir against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
The anti-AFSPA campaigner Irom Sharmila was once served a contempt of court notice in December last year as she was not taken by the state government to New Delhi even after she was directed to appear before the Patiala House Court there. Earlier also she had appeared in the court on several occasions.
It may be mentioned that Sharmila resumed her marathon hunger strike against controversial AFSPA at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on October 4, 2006 soon after she was released by the JMIC Imphal East with the completion of her conviction period on October 2 the same year.
Irom Sharmila commenced her campaign against AFSPA on November 2, 2000 after 8 Assam Rifles troops gunned down 10 civilians at Malom of Imphal West. The 43-year-old hunger striker hails from Kongpal Kongkham Leikai of Imphal East district.
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