Disabled body irks for rejecting plea of joining the Republic Public Day ceremony

IT News
Imphal, Jan 24: The Disabled development Association Manipur has expressed strong resentment over the rejection of their plea to join the Mass pass contingent of the Republic day celebration by the Director of Social Welfare department, government of Manipur.
A press hand out of the organization said that the disabled persons had had decided to over come the stigma face by them and thinking that it is their right to participate the country’s republic Day ceremony they approached the director Social Welfare department for making necessary arrangement to participating the Mass Pass Contingent of the republic day celebration. The director reportedly make the disabled body’s representatives at the office till late hour a day before the Full rehearsal was conducted. However, later they were informed that they could not participate the full rehearsal. The statement of DDAM said that such discrimination towards disabled persons cannot be tolerated. The association also submitted a memorandum regarding the matter to the Governor of Manipur.