Government monitoring social media for communal comments — Manipur CM

Our Correspondent

Imphal, June 10 (EMN): In a strong warning against hate mongers on social media, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that, “We live in a democratic society and we can express our anger, however, let us not forget that the government is monitoring social media for communal comments which can create misunderstandings, rifts between communities”.

He appealed to the people against making inflammatory comments, which are communal and which could create division and misunderstanding among the communities.

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Singh was speaking during a felicitation function at Kangpokpi district headquarters, 45 km north of Imphal along with his cabinet ministers, MLAs and Rajya Sabha MP.

Stressing that each community, tribe residing in the state has their own identity and tradition, the chief minister further assured the people that the government will continue to maintain these identities and traditions.

He further appealed all against poppy cultivation, deforestation and drug trafficking in the state. Manipur’s uniqueness lies in the fact that such a small state has around 34-35 communities and tribes living together, he added.

He continued that the government’s main target is that there should be no poppy plantation and drug trafficking in Manipur, while preserving the forests and encouraging afforestation.

Let us not be negative to development, he said, assuring that the works taken up by the government are for the collective good of the state.

Reacting to a memorandum, he said INR nine crore has already been approved for renovation of the Thomas Ground which will include football ground, retaining wall, multipurpose hall as its components. The chief minister also assured construction of Ema Markets at Sapormeina and Keithelmanbi.

In her speech, the state’s Textiles, Commerce and Industries Minister Nemcha Kipgen called upon all sections of the society and communities to work unitedly for the development of the state without any differences of caste, creed, colour, etc.

As part of the programme, the chief minister also distributed Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to beneficiaries.