22nd Foundation day : IPSA sent out strong message to protect Manipur
Source: IT News
Imphal, September 13 2020:
International Peace and Social Advancement (IPSA), a civil society organization of the region which has been sparing no pain in delivering services for the cause of Manipuri society will be completing 22 years tomorrow.
In connection with the 22nd Foundation Day of the civil body, its president Joychandra Konthoujam is reaching out to the people with various complicated issues that the people of the region faced and also comes up with certain message to sort out the challenges under collective and responsible action, which he stated that unity and self reliance as the only means.
COVID-19 pandemic which has been haunting the entire planet is seriously dissected by the president of IPSA in his message.
While appreciating the entire frontline workers including Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics , state police and various other organization , the IPSA president lambasted some groups of people who have been trying to make profit by extracting money and whatever they could from people particularly from people who are in urgent need of medical care.
"We will not spare such people and will teach them a lesson", Joychandra said.
On the other hand the message from the IPSA president said that there is still need to increase the COVID Care Centers in the state and more importantly to set up separate hospital for providing health care service to non-COVID patient .
The message suggested to convert one among RIMS or JNIMS as non-COVID hospital .
On the impact of the measures taken up by the government to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the IPSA statement said that many people particularly those living on hand to mouth are facing extreme suffering due to the lockdown which is around 6 months.
Amidst empty pocket due to lack of place for work, the price of the essential commodities are skyrocketing.
This only effect the poor and the needy.
The IPSA suggested sincerity of the Manipur government to make sure that the people do not depend to other for food.
This can be only possible by providing proper infrastructures like constructions of irrigations for cultivation , distribution of seeds by encouraging the farmers.
It said that if the government fails to provide opportunity to double the work of the cultivators than there is not future.
On education, the IPSA said that even during war times students were provided education.
However, the COVID-19 situation does not create suitable environment for conducting classes even as some started on-line classes which is not successful as in the case of Manipur.
The IPSA appealed the parents and guardians of the students to take the opportunity of giving moral lesson to the students when they are staying at home without attending schools.
IPSA also stated that it is time to include syllabus in school curriculum to inject the essence of patriotism to the students to make the future of the region a self sustain state.
IPSA also highlighted its activities to revive the culture of the Manipuri among those brothers and sisters who have scattered at various part of the country.
The organization also showed serious concern to the smuggling of drugs into the state when the people are facing extreme hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic .
"Such smuggling of drugs is considered as an attempt to eradicate the entire Manipuri community from the state globe", the IPSA statement said and added that those arrested in connection with drug smuggling case and those having high connection with powerful people should not be spared .
Finally the IPSA president also strongly opposed any delimitation and said that the organization will stand with the people to raise against any attempt to distort the integrity of Manipur as a result of the Frame work agreement.
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