DCW Chief Flies To Manipur Despite State's Advise To Postpone Visit, Seeks Time To Meet CM N Biren Singh

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal said that Manipur government has asked her to postpone her visit to the state to meet the victims of sexual assault.

Delhi Commission of Women Chief Swati Maliwal.

Delhi Commission of Women Chief Swati Maliwal on Sunday left the national capital for Manipur to meet the sexual assault survivors after she said that the State government has asked her to postpone her visit. In a tweet, she said that after deliberation on CM N Biren Singh's suggestion, she decided to fly to Imphal as planned. Earlier, she said that the Manipur government asked her to postpone her visit to the state to meet sexual assault victims. 

"Manipur Govt recommended I consider postponing my visit due to law and order situation. After deliberation on their suggestion, have decided to fly to Imphal as planned. Sought time from Manipur CM. Will meet him & request him to come along to visit the sexual assault survivors, she said.

Manipur Govt recommended I consider postponing my visit due to law and order situation. After deliberation on their suggestion, have decided to fly to Imphal as planned. Sought time from Manipur CM. Will meet him & request him to come along to visit the sexual assault survivors. pic.twitter.com/Z8qycrnNQR

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) July 23, 2023

Earlier, Maliwal said that she received a letter from the state government asking her not to come to the state at present as 'the law and order situation is not good'. Talking to the news agency ANI, the DCW chief said that she assured the Manipur government that her visit will not create any problems in the violence-torn state. 

"I wrote to the Manipur Govt that I want to visit the state and meet the survivors of sexual assault. I have received a letter from the Manipur Govt where they have suggested me to postpone my visit as the law and order situation in the state is not good. I only want to visit Manipur to help the victims. I am appealing to the State Govt to allow me to visit Manipur and arrange my visit to the relief camps where these victims are staying," she said.

Delhi | DCW chief Swati Maliwal, says "I will also visit Rajasthan and West Bengal if such cases come from these states. I am visiting Manipur as an activist and to make sure that these survivors get help. I assure the Manipur Govt that I am not going there to create any… pic.twitter.com/2TLd2iWuR1

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2023

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal enroute to Manipur.

(Pic Source: DCW) pic.twitter.com/eXP4QXsBqK

— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2023

Appealing CM N Biren Singh's government for making arrangements for her to meet victims of sexual assault, she said that her aim is to reach out and provide all necessary help to these survivors.

"I have decided to visit Manipur and I am appealing to the State Govt not to stop me but make arrangements so that I can meet the sexual assault survivors so that we can reach out to them and provide all possible help," she added.

VIDEO | "I want to go to Manipur to meet the sexual assault survivors to make sure they have been given legal aid, counselling and compensation," said DCW chief @SwatiJaiHind while leaving for ethnic strife-hit Manipur earlier today. pic.twitter.com/0xf0BJb6q5

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 23, 2023

When asked about visiting Rajasthan and West Bengal in the wake of recent developments, she said, "I will also visit Rajasthan and West Bengal if such cases come from these states. I am visiting Manipur as an activist and to make sure that these survivors get help. I assure the Manipur Govt that I am not going there to create any problems. It is important that I visit Manipur and I am visiting Manipur."

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