Manipur: Govt using NSA to silence citizens, says activist released after SC order

Manipuri political activist Erendro Leichombam has accused the N Biren Singh government led by the BJP of trying to silence dissenting voices in the state by using the provisions of the National Security Act, 1980. Two months of arbitrary imprisonment, that too, based on a law that was used by the British to put freedom fighters during the colonial era.something that has been used by the current administration in Manipur is very unfortunate.” Hitting out at the BJP-run state government, Leichombam said, “Basically, anybody, any one of us can be arrested anytime if whatever we are speaking is against the current administration’s liking.this is a concerted attempt to silence the citizens.” “What I write on Facebook is an expression of how people are feeling.that's why people are sharing it, liking it.that is a fact the current administration cannot digest. Overruling a government’s request to adjourn the hearing on Monday, the Supreme Court said the activist’s continued detention amounted to violation of right to life and personal liberty. Leichombam, who along with Irom Sharmila floated the Peoples’ Resurgence and Justice Alliance, a new political outfit in 2016 said, “I believe people of Manipur will take this into consideration when Manipur goes to polls next year.” Also Read: Shocking state of affairs: Supreme Court raps Kerala govt for allowing relaxations of Covid norms for Bakrid