We have come out to fight for our rights," fumed Kh Inaobi Devi, general secretary of the home guards' association. Leaders of Manipur Home Guard Employees' Welfare Association said the Supreme Court had on March 11, 2015, asked the government to pay home guards the same salary as that given to police constables. The Manipur government had not complied with the order, the group said. IMPHAL: A large number of home guards staged a demonstration at Keishampat on Thursday in protest against the state government 's alleged failure to pay them their salaries despite a recent Supreme Court order to do so.The home guards, who demonstrated after suspending their duties, said they got a monthly allowance of Rs 5000 and found it hard to sustain their families. "We are almost half dead.
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