TSA demands public apology
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 01 2021:
The Thadou Students' Association (TSA) has condemned the remarks given by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on a tweet that alleged that the BJP Government in the State was diverting urea to Poppy plantation in the hills.
TSA has sought a public apology from Jairam Ramesh in this regard.
In a statement issued today, TSA said it was really unfortunate that a National leader of a National party like Congress would make such a statement which has hurt the sentiment of the hill people by accusing and implicating them as 'Poppy Cultivator'.
TSA added that the Poppy cultivation in the State had started during early 2000s when the Congress led SPF Government was in power which never launched any steps to control the menace of drugs until Chief Minister N Biren launched 'War on Drugs' in 2018 .
The statement added that the season for Poppy and Paddy cultivation does not coincide and Urea cannot be stored for a long time.
In addition to this Urea are distributed through concerned DCs and Agriculture offices only and hence there is no question of diverting the fertilizer to the hills or any other area, added TSA in the statement.