Sit-in protests liquor legalisation
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, April 10 2023:
Coalition Against Drugs & Alcohol (CADA) along with All Manipur Women's Social Reformation & Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj), Thoubal Ima and Wabagai Mairembam Chingya Meira Paibi jointly staged a sit-in protest at Wabagai Mairembam Chingya community hall on Monday against the cabinet decision to legalise production and sale of liquor in the state.
During the sit-in, the protestors held placards inscribed with slogans like 'Stop liquor legalisation', 'Will you allow bartering of people's lives with revenue collected from selling liquor?, 'Define a good li quor and will such liquor not affect health of people' and 'Isn't there any other way to collect revenue other than liquor legalisation?' among others.
They also shouted slogans demanding revocation of the cabinet decision to legalise liquor in the state and save the people from alcoholism.