Shah urges NE CMs to fight dangers of drugs NEC meet silent on Manipur clash

Agartala, Dec 21
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged the Chief Ministers of eight North Eastern States to give more impetus to curbing the smuggling and other menaces of drugs in the region.
Addressing the 72nd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, the Home Minister said that the accusations against the North Eastern States about drugs-related activities should be removed.
“Much endeavours were made to curb the drug menaces, but much more efforts must be undertaken by the Chief Ministers and all people concerned,” he said. He said that the Centre has undertaken Nationwide all-out efforts to achieve a “Nasha Mukt Bharat” (drugs-free India) and the North Eastern States must be a part of the mission by making the region drug-free.
The Home Minister also urged the Chief Ministers to give priority to the effective implementation of the three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA).
He said in February next year, he would hold a meeting with the Chief Ministers to discuss the progress and implementation of the three new laws. Amit Shah said that after the Narendra Modi Government came to power at the Centre, 20 accords were signed for the peace and harmony of the North Eastern States and 10,574 cadres of various militant outfits surrendered in different States of the region.
“A multi-dimensional approach involving the State police, Army, Assam Rifles and other Central Armed Police Forces has been undertaken to maintain peace and to curb all unlawful activities in the North Eastern region,” the Home Minister said.
The long pending inter-State border disputes in the North Eastern States are being resolved amicably, he said. DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region) Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and his deputy Sukanta Majumdar also addressed the plenary session.
Chief Ministers of North Eastern States Himanta Biswa Sarma (Assam), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), N Biren Singh (Manipur), Lalduhoma (Mizoram), Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim), and Manik Saha (Tripura) and Governors of these States were present in the NEC meeting.    IANS