Torch rally at Uyumpok
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 17 2018:
As part of its continuous effort to root out the menace of drug abuse and intoxicants from the State, Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CAD A) Uyumpok unit along with Uyumpok Welfare Association Meira Paibi, Village Development Committee Uyumpok and Friend Union Club Uyumpok took out a torch rally at Uyumpok yesterday at around 6 pm.
The rally commenced from Uyumpok Maning Leikai Multipurpose Community Hall and passed through several places of Uyumpok raising slogans like "Substances abuse and intoxicants should be uprooted", "Selling of alcohol and substance abuse are prohibited", "Let save our youth from drugs and substance abuse" and "Government should not issue licence for brewing liquor" among others.
The rally later culminated at its starting point.
Over 300 men and women from various localities (leikai) of Uyompok took part in the torch rally.