IFP Editorial: Till date, the main women markets in Khwairamband market have remained closed since March and the state government is yet to come up with a viable SOP for the women markets.

After a hectic political sojourn in the capital, the Chief Minister on his return came with a surprise gift for the women.

Today, amid the struggle to survive the Coronavirus attack, nobody is talking about what happened to the market women of Khwairamband Keithel in Imphal, the capital of Manipur who obliged Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s appeal for voluntary closure of the three crowded main markets and temporary market sheds to prevent the spread of Covid 19 in the state.