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Imphal, Mar 18:
Disabled people of the state themselves have spoil their career by themselves by not trying to support other fellow disabled people and by staying away from important events like consultation programme for understanding of their rights guaranteed under the RPWD Act 2016. This was stated by Md. Yunus Khan, President of the Disabled People’s Organization’s Manipur (SPDPO) told while speaking in a one day state level consultation programme for inclusion of the women with disabilities in the state of Manipur at Manipur Press Club today.
The Programme organized today by the Disabled People Organisation (DPO) was attended by the Member of the Manipur State Commission for Women , Chongshing Koireng, Dr. Kiran Yendrembam, Social Activist also advisor of DDAM, Napoleon Shiza, General Secretary, Equitable Catalyst Society ( ECS) and Md. Yunus Khan.
Yunus Khan said that most people with disabilities and who are also members of various disabled people bodies always tried to skip any programme taken up for the welfare and empowerment of the disabled people making some excuses either on one ground or the other. However, when it comes to entertainment programme large number of disabled are seen attending it. Inorder to ensured the rights guaranteed under the RPWD Act 2016 every person with disability need to learn, at least the basic of the Rights of the Person’s with Disability Act 2016 (RPDW Act 2016).
Social Activist Dr. Kiran Yendembam, who is also the advisor of the DDAM spoke on the rights guaranteed under the Rights of Persons with disabilities act (2016) of the Indian Constitution. He elaborated on the provisions of the RPWD Act 2016 which protect the persons with disability.
Recalling the March 14 incident at Irilbung Police Station at which one 85% physically disabled person was tortured inside the police station by the 2nd OC and an SI of the Irilbung police station, Kiran said that the SP of Imphal East had informed the disabled organisation assuring appropriate action against the involved police personnel.
“It was the unity and understanding of the rights guaranteed under the RPWD Act 2016 by the members of the disabled communities that the voice of protest is being heard by the concerned authority”, Kiran said adding that the disabled community have every reason to thank the District SP of Imphal East for his timely action.
