BJP chief Th. Chaoba speaking during a protest against drug trafficking.
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Imphal, Feb 27 : BJP, Manipur Pradesh organized a Protest-cum-Dharna led by BJP Mahila Morcha, Manipur Pradesh at its State Office, Nityaipat Chuthek, Imphal and attended by more than 300 party workers and leaders from District and Mandal level Th. Chaoba Singh, President, BJP, Manipur Pradesh, Prof. Gangmumei Kamei, M. Bhorot Singh, i L. Jatra Singh and others senior leaders spoke on the prevailing situation of drug smuggling in the State. Later, the Mahila Morcha, BJP, Manipur Pradesh took out a mass rally upto Raj Bhawan, Imphal and submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Manipur .
It was stated that it has become a regular feature that the involvement of high-profile-people in the Psychotropic Drug- Business are on the surface. Even, one Lt. Colonel of the Army, Ajay Choudhary of P.l.B. Defence Wing and Ngairangbam Brojendro Singh, an Assistant Manager of IndiGo Airline have been apprehended. On the day of arrest the Lt. Col. has informed that he was innocent and mislead by one of his friend who is a brother of the senior Police Officer of the State. BJP wants to know, who is that police officer . A son of an MLA has also been nabbed and two of the six arrested persons at Pallel were allegedly close relatives of a senior government official and an MLA.
That, the multi-acre Psychotropic drug-market may, in the course of time, languish the sporting youth who are in the playing arena and thus the image of Manipur’s Sports-Culture may be tarnished sooner or later.
That, the Army, Paramilitary or Police who have to defend the people as well as to preserve the sanctity of law and order, if they are involved in such a drug-racket, it is not only unbecoming of them, but also it makes them detrimental to the society it was stated.
Govt seems to be indolent to take up this pressing issue and thereby casting a slur that there may be a racket among Politicians, Defence Personnel, Police, Airport Authority and Drug-Barons.
Five members of BJP Mahila Morcha, Manipur Pradesh will be meeting with Governor of the State tomorrow at 11:30 AM.
It demanded prompt investigation and the case may be handed over to the Narcotic Bureau, Govt. of India , an independent body may be instituted to investigate the recent drug hauls at Pallel and others, demanded the details of the persons particularly the owner o tthe illegal drugs seized by S.l.U. at Imphat Airport recently. S.I.U. or otherwise an investigation unit of the kind may be urgently set up over and above the existing NAB team. Flights and consignments may be checked as a routine matter at Imphal Tulihal Airport. The culprits be subjected to befitting punishment as per law of the land.
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