Iron Lady

Sharmila Kanba Lup protest in support of Manipur civil rights activist Sharmila Chanu, who completed ten years hunger strike launched to protest the anti-terror law that grants Indian soldiers sweeping powers to crack down on rebels. Sharmila, a locally published poet, began her hunger strike after paramilitary soldiers gunned down 10 civilians near a bus stop in Imphal, saying they suspected militants were in the area after separatist rebels had ambushed troops two days earlier on 05th November 2010( Firday) at Imphal East Area,Manipur

From,Bullu Raj,Imphal