IMPHAL, Mar 1: Fifteen civil society organisations have threatened to take up stern form of agitation so as to eradicate all drug menace from Manipur.
The civil society organisations are AMKIL, Nupi Samaj, Tammi- Chingmi, Macha Leimai, EECHAL, TDU-WDO, ANUL, AMMDWO, CADA, UPF, NIPCO, AMSU, Mapi Council, UPACO and KNKSSL.
Representatives of the fifteen organisations today met Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh on the frequent seizure of drugs in Manipur in recent time.
The leaders of the civil bodies asked the chief minister as to why the Special Intelligence Unit (SIU) was abolished by the state government after the January 11 incident where the SIU had seized huge quantity of drugs from Imphal airport amounting to Rs 1 crore. They also questioned the chief minister as to why inspector Ranjit was transferred after the January 11 seizure of drugs. The civil society leaders further queried the chief minister whether arrest has been made in connection with the airport drug seizure after the media had named in a section of a report the names of one Henry and one Tarpon.
In reply, the chief minister said he has no knowledge about the persons called Henry or Tarpon in connection with the airport drug haul. He also said rewards will be given to those people if evidences and leads are brought in connection with the airport drug seizure.
O Ibobi Singh then reportedly asked the civil society leaders to asked the home minister and the state police chief with regards to the SIU abolition or inspector Ranjit’s transfer.
Not satisfied with the reply of the chief minister, the civil society leaders said they will start resorting to stern agitation in the state so that Manipur is free from drug menace.
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