* Sharmila refuses to call off hunger strike *the hindu 03/12/06 http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/03/stories/2006120304600800.htm* *
New Delhi: Irom Chanu Sharmila, the Manipuri woman on a hunger strike against the imposition of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, on Saturday refused to call off her agitation even as Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh said the Government was considering amendments to the 1957 legislation. ``I will continue my fast till the draconian Act is repealed,'' Ms. Sharmila, who is admitted to the AIIMS, said here soon after the Prime Minister's announcement. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of human personality." - Dr BR Ambedkar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
