Prof. Randhir Singh, former Professor of Political Theory, University of Delhi releasing the Report


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The widely reported fake encounter killing of Chungkham Sanjit and Rabina Devi (5 months pregnant) on July 23rd 2009 and the arrests and arbitrary detention of several noted environmental and human rights activists under various laws like National Security Act, 1980; Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, created a ripple of reactions, within the media, the general public and the Government.

In this context, a team of concerned citizens undertook a fact finding mission to Maniour from 5-8 November 2009 to investigate and report their findings on the state of heightened tensions and civil unrest in Manipur.

The Independent Citizens’ Mission comprised of Dr. K.S. Subramanian, IPS (retd.), formerly of the Manipur-Tripura cadre and currently Visiting Professor, Jamia Millia University, New Delhi, Shri. Sumit Chakravartty, Editor – Mainstream, Kavita Srivastava, National Secretary PUCL, and Vasundhara Jairath representing Delhi Solidarity Group.

The report was released by Prof. Randhir Singh, former Professor of Political Theory, University of Delhi and author of several books on left politics in India. The release was followed by a panel discussion on the situation in Manipur and the report findings. The panelists were:

•Surendra Mohan, former Member of Parliament and Chairman, Khadi Board.
•Tapan Kumar Bose, General Secretary, Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy and is also associated with the South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR)
•Shoma Chaudhury, Editor (Features), Tehelka