Rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who ended in
August 2016 her 16-year long fast she undertook to demand repeal of the Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act from Manipur, on Tuesday Oct 18,2016 formed a political
party. The name of her party “People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance”
was announced at the Johnstone Higher Secondary School here.in Imphal,Manipur
Irom Sharmila said she would take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in his constituency Thoubal in the Assembly polls next year.
On the day she had broken her fast, she had let known her desire to form a political party to contest the Assembly election.
Interacting with the media, the 44-year-old activist
sought the blessings of the people in her endeavour to enter active
politics. Later, at the Manipur Press Club, she said she would contest
the election from Thoubal and also from Khurai Assembly constituencies.
Irom Sharmila said she wanted to tell the masses that she had the “guts” to challenge
the chief minister himself in his own turf, but pointed out that her
decision might not be appreciated by the electorates in that
constituency.
Earlier, Irom Sharmila had met Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal and expressed her desire to meet Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to take their advice on how to devise a strategy to
contest the Assembly poll.
Irom Sharmila had earlier said her sole agenda to contest the elections was to have the AFSPA repealed from Manipur.
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