Let’s respect judiciary, advises Chief Minister

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Dec 18: Claiming that the State Government’s ‘War on Drugs’ campaign has been going on successfully, Chief Minister N Biren has called upon one and all to respect the judiciary.    
Biren laid the foundation stone for the State’s first ever water amusement park and inaugurated Likla Leima Leikon at Theng Ngu Chingjin at Awang Potshangbam Khunou in Imphal East district today.
Responding to a query raised by media persons by the sideline of the function,  Biren stated that the judiciary is an independent set-up and no one should interfere in its functions.
Commenting on the Opposition Congress party’s assertion that the Government’s War on Drugs has been rendered meaningless by the acquittal of former Chandel ADC Chairman Lhukhosei Zou who was arrested on the charge of smuggling huge consignment of drugs, Biren asserted that if one is not satisfied with the verdict of the Special Court, ND&PS, he/she may take the case to the High Court and even the Supreme Court.
Reiterating that the Government’s ‘War on Drugs’ campaign has been going on smoothly, the Chief Minister appealed to all concerned not to politicise the campaign.
To another query, Biren maintained that cancellation of the Cabinet meeting scheduled at Kamjong district headquarters on December 16 had nothing to do with objections raised by any organisation.
There were instances of deferment of Cabinet meetings scheduled at Imphal too due to unforeseen reasons. Nonetheless, the Government has been planning to hold Cabinet meetings at hill district headquarters one after another, Biren said. On being asked about Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Imphal, the Chief Minister informed that the State Government has initiated necessary preparations following a verbal communication that he would land here on December 27 but it has not been officially confirmed.