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AMADA steps anti-drug drive ahead of Panchayat polls
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 31 2012:
In a bid to prevent using of drugs and other unfair means to woo voters in the run up Panchayat elections, All Manipur Anti Drug Association (AMADA) has kicked off, 'Drug Free Campaign on 4th General Panchayat Election-2012' at Mantripukhri's Community Hall on Friday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the campaign, Secretary State Election Commissioner, Th Chitra Devi said that the impact of drug is a common phenomenon all over the world today.
If the government and all the civil society organizations work together then, the impact could be reduced.
In Manipur, womenfolk have also important role to play in curbing the menace.
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Urging all the people to support the anti-drug campaign being launched by AMADA, Chitra said that alienating a drug addict person from the society is a wrong concept.
Instead of doing like that if we have to bring them back to normal lives.
Meihoubam Rakesh, Director, Human Rights Law Network, Manipur, observed that drugs like alcohol and money power are being misused to woo voters by the candidates during election time.
Voters could expect nothing much from such candidates.
Earlier, delivering the key note address, Ph Phoni Meetei, Secretary AMADA informed that the anti-drug campaign will start from Imphal East District and it will expand to other districts namely; Imphal West, Bishnupur and Thoubal.
The campaign is to protect the people from the dirty tactics employed by politicians to woo the voters, he added.
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