Govt commitment must to ban liquor: CADA
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 20 2022:
Reacting strongly to the government's concession of not being able to effective enforce ban on sale of liquor despite having Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act 1991, Coalition Against Drugs and Alcohol (CADA) president Hijam Priyokumar said that the government can easily enforce the ban on liquor if it is committed enough.
He was attending a one day awareness programme on 'Impact of drugs and alcohol, crimes against women and children, and role of public in preventing them' held at Ima Sana Chingjroibi Sanglen, Khurai Kons am Leikai on Saturday.
Nongpok Leingak Apunba Nupi Lup Imphal East, CADA, Youth Organisation Sporting Club (YOSC), Friends Union Club (FUC) and Khurai Konsam Leikai Apunba Khunai Kanba Nupi Lup jointly organised the awareness programme.
Speaking on the occasion, Priyokumar opined that the government can amend the Act to make it more stringent and effective, and enforce the ban on liquor if they are committed.
The society is in a dire state.
In the past, only the male population of the society used drugs and alcohol but today it has become common among both genders.
Such situation has cast a shadow of uncertainty on the fate of the future generation and it needs immediate intervention to salvage the situation, he contended.
He also spoke about how China rose to become a global superpower after its success in opium war, and stressed the need to adopt such policies in the state too.
Nongpok Leingak Apunba Nupi Lup Imphal East president Yumlembam ongbi Mema, Khurai Konsam Leikai GP pradhan Leimaram Rajen, FUC president Nongmaithem Somorendro, YOSC former secretary Yaikhom Biken and Khurai Konsam Leikai Apunba Khunai Kanba Nupi Lup advisor Wahengbam Tharo attended the event as presidium members.