Ram Da
The news and a photograph showing destruction of 'imported' meethapatti made
my friend CA Devajit Sharma remark: 'Only drugs will be allowed in Manipur
henceforth'.
Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From the AT
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RPF warns against import of meethapati
>From Sobhapati Samom
IMPHAL,Oct 25 Manipur-based outfit Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) has
warned the Indian Airlines and other transport agencies against helping in
bringing the banned meethapati (betel leaf) into the State in future.
The import and sale of meethapati has been banned in Manipur since October 15
last.The outfit has imposed a blanket ban on import and sale of zarda, khaini
and talab in Manipur since the last four years. The outfit said those whosoever
involved in import and sale of the meethapati, violating the ban order, would
be "considered for punishment".
The outfit also claimed the responsibility for killing one non-local Prasad
(35), who worked as an agent of meethapati, zarda and khaini at Ningthoukhong
in Manipur's Bishnupur district. He was awarded capital punishment on Monday at
around 6.30 pm for failing to heed to the repeated warnings of the outfit.
In a statement, assistant secretary, communication and publicity of the outfit,
Lily Leima said that Prasad had been working as an agent of zarda, khaini and
meethapati in the State for the last 15 years.
In spite of the ban imposed on zarda and khaini by the outfit long ago and the
subsequent ban on meethapati since October 15 this year, Prasad continued to
supply these harmful substances with complete disregard to the warnings given
to him, the statement said.
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