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Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act ( AFSPA), has decided to break her fast of 16 years and will fight elections.
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"I will break my fast as the government has failed to give any positive response. I will fight elections to resolve the issues," she said on Tuesday (26 June, 2016). She will break her fast on August 9.
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Irom has been on a hunger strike since November 2000, demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).
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Sharmila began her hunger strike in November 2000 against the killing of 10 civilians by security forces a bus stop near Imphal airport.
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Sharmila, who is fed through a nasal tube, has justified using fast as a weapon to achieve her goal of repealing AFSPA. "Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, had resorted to fasts while making certain demands," she said.
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