Chief Minister Biren seeks support from all to fight against drug menace in Manipur, as Poumai Naga Union submitted a resolution against poppy plantation to the government and declared all Poumai areas in the state 'drug-free zone'.
IFP Editorial: As regards the poor villagers who toil in the poppy fields, it is just another day’s work. For them, it does not matter whether it is poppy or any other crop as long as they get the wages howsoever meagre it may be.
The village authority council of Tumuyon Khullen and the village youth club had reportedly destroyed poppy fields, measuring around 10 hectares within their jurisdiction for the sixth time over the past three-four consecutive days.