Manipur Govt advised me to postpone state visit: DCW Chief Swati Maliwal
First Published: 23rd July, 2023 13:12 IST
DCW chief had decided to visit Manipur days after a video showing 2 women being paraded naked by a mob surfaced on social media
Chief of Delhi Commission for Women Swati Maliwal has said that she has been advised by the Manipur Government to postpone her visit to the state due to the prevailing law and order situation, but she decided to visit the state and appealed to the state government not to stop her and asked to make arrange her visit to the relief camps where these victims are staying.
The DCW chief stated that she wanted to visit Manipur to check on the condition of sexual assault survivors and ensure they were receiving counselling and legal aid.
She said, “Manipur government wants me to reconsider my decision. I gave it a lot of thought and I have decided to visit Manipur. I am appealing to the state government not to stop me but make arrangements so that I can meet the sexual assault survivors and provide help. I am going there only as an activist, as a woman. I know that there is a risk involved, but we all have seen that video which is heart-wrenching. I want to help and know if those girls have been provided help. I can assure the government that I will not create any problems, but only meet the victims and help the government. It is important that I visit Manipur, and I’m going.”
Maliwal further said that there were several women from Manipur who have fled to Delhi to escape the violence. As such, she wanted to discuss these things with CM N Biren Singh and had sought his time.
Stating that CM N Biren Singh said that as many as 100 such cases (sexual assault) have been reported from the state, she said that she wanted to meet all the survivors of sexual assault cases and see whether the government reached out to them, and provided any relief and counselling.
It may be mentioned here that The DCW chief had decided to visit Manipur days after a video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the state surfaced on social media.
Manipur is on the boil since May 3 after an ethenic class broke out between two communities.
Over 160 people have lost their lives, and over 70,000 people have been displaced by the violence during the past two months.
Also Read: Manipur Viral Video: Total five arrested so far
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