Anti-alcohol protest continues
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 07 2022:
Womenfolk of Hiyangthang staged a sit-in protest today demanding Government to roll back a recent Cabinet decision to legalise alcohol in parts of Manipur.
Notably, the State Cabinet on September 20 had decided to legalise alcohol in some parts of Manipur and designated places/institutions.
Since then, the Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) has been organising a series of protests with locals across the State.
The sit-in protest today was organised at Hiyangthang Maning Leikai, Imphal West district.
It was jointly organised by All Manipur Women Social Reformation & Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj), Hiyangthang Maning Leikai Meira Paibi and CADA Imphal West District Committee.
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The womenfolk, during the sit-in protest held banners demanding the Government to scrap its decision on legalisation of alcohol.
Heisnam Tamna, a member of the Hiyangthang Maning Leikai Meira Paibi, said women organisations in Manipur can not agree to any decision of the Government that legalises alcohol.
Meira Paibi Lups in the State have always been against alcohol, which is the main cause for many troubles and problems in Manipuri society, she said.
She appealed to the Government to hear the plight of the women and roll back its decision.