Anti-liquor legalisation protests continue
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 04 2023:
In continuation of the ongoing protest against the government's decision to legalise liquor in the state; Coalition Against Drugs & Alcohol (CADA), Imphal East District Committee, All Manipur Women Social Reformation & Development Samaj (Nupi Samaj) and Irom Pukhri Mapal Linthoingambi Chaokhat Thourang Nupi Lup jointly organised a sit-in protest at Keisamthong Irom Pukhri Mapal community hall on Wednesday.
Speaking on the sidelines, Linthoingambi Nupi Lup president Irom Devarani strongly denounced the government's decision to legalise liquor in Manipur.
She remarked that 90 out of 100 youths in the state could be considered to be abusing intoxicants.
Many families are bearing the brunt of drugs and alcohol abuse and as such, time has come to stand against this evil, she contended, while urging the government to withdraw its decision at the earliest.