Guwahati/Imphal:
Manipur’s Prime Minister, N Biren Singh, today approached his counterpart in neighboring Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a sample of support for Assam’s police for destroying the illegal opium poppy culture for the value of RS 27 million of rupees.
Assam’s Goalpara Police destroyed 170 Bighas (more than 56 acres) of Poppy Plantation in January, Sarma said in an X position on Sunday.
The Assam main minister also uploaded a video that shows a tractor that ran the fields of the poppy in the middle of a large police presence.
Sarma warned “Pablo Escobars” that does not try again. The reference was to the Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar and leader of the Medellin cartel, which at some point controlled 80 percent of international cocaine trade. He was killed in December 1993.
“Dear Pablo Escobars Local, I regret spoiling your planned You Assam party. Because the Goalpara police destroyed 170 poppy cultivation breaks in the Char areas worth RS 27.20 million rupees in January. Then, the next time I think of drugs, think first about the Assam Police, “Sarma said in X.
Dear Pablo Escobars local,
Sorry to spoil your planned party UDTA Assam!
Because @Goalpara_police It destroyed 170 poppy cultivation breaks in coal areas worth ₹ 27.20 million rupees in January.
So the next time you think about drugs, think about @Assampolice first.#Assasmagainestdrugs pic.twitter.com/jpt9ioxskj
– Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 2, 2025
“You Assam “was an allusion to the Bollywood 2016 ‘Udta Punjab’ movie, which dealt with the issue of drug addiction in Punjab.
In response to Mr. Sarma, Manipur’s principal minister said the two states join working to make sure they are “free from drug shadow.”
“My deep appreciation for the decisive measures taken in Assam, under the leadership of the main minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Ji when addressing the challenges raised by the culture of Poppy. We stay together and remain resolved in our shared goal of building a future where each young man of the NE [northeast] He is protected, nourished and has the opportunity to prosper freely from drug shadow, “Singh said in the position.
My deep appreciation for the decisive measures taken in Assam, under the leadership of the Honorable Chief Minister Shri @himantabiswa JI, by addressing the challenges raised by Poppy cultivation.
We stay together and remain resolved in our shared goal to build a future … https://t.co/g3xl4Hyqpf
– N. Biren Singh (@nbirensingh) February 2, 2025
Manipur’s principal minister said more than 25 acres of illegal poppy plantations were destroyed in the Khudei Khullen Hill mountain range of the Tengnoupal subdivision and a first information report (FIR) was presented today.
Manipur has been experiencing ethnic violence among the Méitei dominant community of the valley and more than a dozen different tribes collectively known as Kuki, which are dominant in some areas of the state hills. Both communities have been fighting since May 2023 in a variety of issues, such as land rights and political representation.
The Kuki tribes have claimed that the Biren Singh government attacked poor farmers in the hills that do not have other sources of income and ignored the role of drug traffickers living in the areas of the Valley dominated by Meitei. The Manipur government has refuted the accusations and shared data to affirm that no community was indicated in the ‘War on Drugs’ Campaign of the State.
A multitude of 80 people from the Kuki tribes faced a security team that went to destroy the illegal opium poppy culture in the Manipur Kangpokpi district and damaged four vehicles on Friday. The incident occurred in the Lhungjang Hill mountain range, where the Central Reserve Police force staff (CRPF) and the police had gone.
A first information report has been submitted to the matter.
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