AIDWA Conducts Mass Demonstration at Port Blair against Attack on Manipur Women

Port Blair, Aug 02: Andaman & Nicobar State Organizing Committee of All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has organized a Mass Demonstration in front of Port Blair Municipal Council, Port Blair today (2.8.2023) at 4 p.m to protest against the rape, murder and naked parading of women in Manipur. The demonstration was inaugurated by D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organizing Committee. Addressing the women gathered at the venue, he criticized the BJP governments at center and in Manipur for their failure to control the communal violence in Manipur. Women in Manipur are the worst sufferers of these communal clashes. He said that women are raped, murdered and paraded naked on streets, but the police do not take any action against the culprits. Addressing the gathering, C. Anandi, Convener, AIDWA Andaman & Nicobar State Organizing Committee briefly explained the physical attack unleashed on women in Manipur.
R. Surendran Pillai, President and P. Sathyapal, Secretary, CITU A & N State Committee also greeted the participants in the Mass Demonstration on behalf of CITU. They came down heavily on the Prime Minister for his silence on the Manipur issue.
C. Anandi, Convener and Kala Devi, Member, AIDWA State Organizing Committee led the mass demonstration. A large number of women from Port Blair town and rural South Andaman areas attended the mass demonstration.
CITU leaders SP Kalairajan and M. Yugander were also present on the occasion.