Anti-liquor policy protest staged in Langmeidong
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 16 2023:
Denouncing the government's decision to legalise production and sale of liquor in the state, Coalition Against Drugs & Alcohol (CADA) in association with All Manipur Women Social Reformation & Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) and Langmeidong Maning Mayai Leikai Meira Paibi jointly staged a sit-in protest at Langmeidong Maning Leikai in Kakching district on Monday.
During the sit-in, the protestors shouted slogans like "No to legalisation of liquor in Manipur", "Withdraw cabinet's decision", and "Save the people of Manipur", a release by CADA Information & Publicity secretary Khundongbam Anand conveyed.
Meanwhile, Meira Paibi members of Wangoi have strongly condemned the Wangoi Police team for preventing the members from staging a sit-in protest at Wangoi on Monday afternoon.
In this regard, one of the Meira Paibi members said that the action of the Wangoi Police is an affront to democracy and meant to suppress the democratic rights of the people to voice their opinion.
She then cautioned of taking up legal action if similar acts are repeated in the future.