IMPHAL, March 18: Strongly protesting against the bomb blast at Khwairamband Keithel Temporary Shed on March 11, women vendors of the market have launched a relay hunger strike with various demands starting from today onwards.
Ksh Tama Devi, a protester, speaking to media persons said their demands are compensation for the deaths and injured in the blast, installation of street lamps at the Temporary Market Shed and surrounding areas, repair the CCTV cameras installed at the said market, change the parking at the Temporary Market Shed to some other proper place.
Their demands also include arrest of the culprits involved in planting and triggering the bomb at the earliest and to punish them according to the law.
She said on the following day of the bomb blast, women vendors of the market had staged a demonstration and submitted a memorandum mentioning a charter of demands to the Chief Minister.
However, besides the compensation for the deaths and injured, none of the other demands have been considered by the government, she said while adding that the strike will be continued until the remaining demands are met.
The women vendors of the market will take turns to continue the hunger strike non-stop, she added.