Congress punches hard on BJP led state government over misuse of power
Says use its machineries to set free king pin drug smuggler
Source: IT News

Imphal, April 01 2019: Congress party today punched hard to the ruling BJP government alleging its hands in trying to set free - a drug Kingpin who has been arrested red handed.

MLA K Meghachandra, spokesperson of the Congress Party today alleged the present BJP led government of misusing the government machineries in its effort to set free Lhukhosei Zou, a BJP member and also the former Chairman of the Chandel Autonomous District Council.

Lhukhosei Zou was arrested along with large quantity of illicit drugs by Narcotic Police.

MLA K.Megahchandra said that political leader and other government machineries of the present government including SP of Imphal West Haobijam Jogeshchandra and Senior advocate H Chandrajit Sharma intentionally set free on bail - the drug kingpin Lhukhosei Zou.

He further alleged that the government was involved in drug business and they should resign on moral ground.

While demanding re arrest of Lhukhosei , MLA Meghachandra demanded to hand over the case to CBI or any other trustworthy institutions.

Highlighting the facts that was exposed on a daily paper regarding the released of the drug kingpin, Meghachandra further said that as the outcome of the conversation from the CM Bungalow leads to bail a person which was detained on non-bailable offence.

Congress punches hard on BJP led state government over misuse of power

Meghachandra recalled that Lhukhosei Zou the drug kingpin who was arrested on June 20, 2018 was caught with a huge amount of heroin, cash and arms and ammunitions along with seven other persons.

The present government is giving pressure to give bail to the drug kingpin, he added.

He also said that such act eventually showed that many persons who are in the government were involved in the drug scandal.

He further expressed that SP Jogeshchandra and Chandrajit needs to be booked for entering the court along with the SP of Imphal West and for pressuring the NAB Investigating Officer and Inspector to haul the charge sheet against him.

He added that it was very unfortunate for the people of the state that an accused BJP ADC chairman who was caught in a 27 crores drug scandal got bailed by using government machineries.

He also said that such act of the government is a mockery to the CSOs and even the government itself.

He further said that the involvement of political leaders involving in drug business and also using their political powers to save the culprit of drug scandal was really disappointing and added that there is a complete failure of administration.

Meghanchandra recollected that during the Congress government no one was spared even persons from high ranking family of politicians who was accused of being connected on a drug scam were all handed over to CBI.

He appealed the present BJP led government to not hide the culprits but booked them under the law for those who were involved in the drug scandal and also to show the high ranking officials involved in front of the people.

Meghachandra further asked the present BJP led government to make a clear clarification about it.

Speaking to media persons on a question asked by reporter Meghanchandra said that even though the amount of persons arrested regarding drug cases arises during the present government but unfortunately he added that the government also released many of the arrested drug case related persons and also added that the involvement of BJP in such case increases.