MLL, COCOMI Farmers' Wing condemn
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 08 2023:
The Manipur Loumee Lup (MLL) and COCOMI Farmers' Wing have came out strongly against yesterday's incident where paddy stacks which were yet to be threshed were found burnt in a paddy field located at Keirao Bitra Makha Leikai Loukol under Irilbung police station.
In separate releases, MLL and COCOMI Farmers' Wing informed that the distressing incident amid the ongoing crisis took place on November 7 at around 3 am.
The burnt paddy stacks were harvested from five lousen (a local unit of land measurement) which belong to one Ningthoujam Dinesh of Keirao Bitra Makha Leikai.
While strongly condemning the incident in the strongest terms, the associations asserted that such inhumane and appalling incidents are not new in the State since similar cases have been reported in the last few years.
The associations appealed to the State Government and authorities concerned to take immediate action to book the perpetrators & award befitting punishment so that similar incidents do not recur in the future.
The Manipur Loumee Lup (MLL) and COCOMI Farmers' Wing further urged the State Government to provide all possible forms of assistance to the victim's family.