The 135th Raising Day of Manipur Police was celebrated today at 1st Battalion Manipur Rifles Parade Ground in Imphal. The celebration was attended by Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly- Thokchom Satyabrata Singh, Home Minister- Govindas Konthoujam, MLAs, DGP, Chief Secretary and high ranking police officers.
Since 2008, Manipur Police has celebrated 19th October as the collective Raising Day of Manipur Police of the entire Manipur Police family. This year, various sports and other events were organised across the State as run-up events for the grand celebration held today.
A total of 13 contingents participated in the March Past in today’s celebration while the Chief Minister presented various awards to outstanding battalions, police stations and police personnel for their exemplary performance and dedication to duty.
Addressing the celebration, the Chief Minister said that around three thousand acres of illegal poppy cultivation has been destroyed, three hundred and seven cases have been registered under NDPS Act and four hundred sixty seven drug traffickers have been arrested in the last one year in the State. Shri Khemchand said that the Government is committed to combating illegal poppy cultivation and drug trafficking in the State and police and other concerned agencies have been closely monitoring the situation and intensifying efforts to identify, trace and dismantle drug networks operating across the State.
The Chief Minister said that the crisis erupted on May 3, 2023 have led some youths to take up arms, however the State Government in coordination with the security force efforts to promote peace, reconciliation and a return to normalcy in the State is ongoing. He appealed to all sections of society and all political parties in the State to foster a culture of appreciating good deeds and pointing out wrongdoings with a view to rectifying them. Shri Khemchand emphasized that undue criticism would only further undermine the progress of the State and would in no way contribute to the restoration of peace in the State.
