Magsaysay winner Sandeep Pandey visits fasting Irom Sharmila

An application under the Right to Information Act was filed on Monday in New Delhi [ Images ] demanding that the Prime Minister's Office provide vital information pertinent to not only the Justice Jeevan Reddy Commission, but also the Veerappa Moily [ Images ] Administrative Reforms Committee, which were government-appointed bodies formed to review Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

Magsaysay Award winner and social activist Sandeep Pandey rued continued imposition of 'draconian' AFSPA and other 'black laws' in conflict-ridden north-east India [ Images ] and Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ].

Pandey saluted the guts shown by Manipuri lady Irom Sharmila for her continued lone battle against imposition of AFSPA in the north-east.

"Irom Sharmila has been on fast since December 2002 in protest against continued imposition of AFSPA, but not a single official from the government has gone to meet her over the years to give her assurance that the government is taking note of her protests," Pandey said.

Caption: Irom Sharmila with Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey.