‘Need more women forces to bring order’

More women battalion are needed in Manipur to tackle those posing as lsquoMeira Paibisrsquo women torch bearers as they have not only ldquopreventedrdquo movement of central paramilitary forces in the strifetorn state but also ldquohelpedrdquo in carrying out serious crimes according to security officialsThe Assam Rifles has a skeletal presence of women and the officials feel that they are not trained for a lawandorder situation Officials engaged in maintaining law and order in the state have been pressing for more women paramilitary forces in the state especially those from Rapid Action Force RAF who are completely equipped with their riot gearldquoYou see these women calling themselves as Meira Paibi often threaten to disrobe themselves if pressured Now when an army convoy is proceeding towards another destination in the hills these women with sticks block the roadsrdquo an official said on the condition of anonymityTamil Nadu Youth Congress members protests against the Centre in Chennai PicPTIOfficials said there have been instances when reinforcements moved by the Army or Assam Rifles to prevent an attack or intervene in an armed conflict have been stopped by these armed lsquovigilantesrsquo who ask everyonemdashbe it an officer or a jawanmdashto show their identity cardsThese socalled women vigilantes were also instrumental in the release of 12 cadres of banned KYKL terror group in June which included the main accused in the killing 18 soldiers in 2015 officials said Traditionally Meira Paibis have been torchbearers in the fight against social injustice of various forms in ManipurlsquoModiji come to Parliament and speak in detailrsquoCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make an elaborate statement in Parliament on the Manipur situation saying he could have dismissed the state chief minister instead of making ldquofalse equivalencerdquo with Congress governed states if he was angry over the matter ldquoNarendramodi ji You did not make a statement inside Parliament yesterday If you were angry then instead of making false equivalence with Congress governed states you could have first dismissed your chief minister of Manipurrdquo Kharge said on TwitterI couldnrsquot protect my wife Kargil war veteranThe husband of one of two women paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Manipur is a Kargil war veteran who rued that though he protected the country but could not save his wife He had served the Indian Army as a subedar of the Assam Regiment ldquoI fought for the nation in the Kargil war and was also in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force I protected the nation but am dejected that after my retirement I could not protect my home my wife and fellow villagers I am sad depressedrdquo he told a Hindi news channel He said that on the fateful May 4 morning a mob burnt down several houses in the locality disrobed the two women and made them walk on the village paths in front of people ldquoPolice were present but took no action I want that all those people who burnt the houses and humiliated the women get exemplary punishmentrdquo he said Four people have been arrested in connection with the case on Thursday a day after the video surfaced375No of women personnel deployed nowThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever