MLA Ram Muivah attributed the slow progress to frequent highway blockades and counter-blockades along the Imphal-Ukhrul route, which have stifled the movement of essential construction materials like cement and sand.
AESL already has eight centres in the North-East located at Agartala (Tripura), Dimapur (Nagaland), and Guwahati, Kamrup, Nagaon, Silchar, Jorhat and Dibrugarh (Assam).
Elected representatives are not owners of the state. They are trustees of the Constitution. When they watch the Constitution violated and say nothing, they become accessories to the dismantling of the very house they were sent to protect.
The attack appeared to have stemmed from a sharp rift between the Kuki National Front-Presidential group (KNF-P) and the KNA-B over territorial dominance along the international border.
Local residents, who have expressed deep distrust of the AR troops and oppose the new stationing, blocked the route by erecting barricades and burning tires.
DRI has consistently targeted organised syndicates engaged in the trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, contributing to the Government of India’s vision of a ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’.
"The chief of Shangkai village and his village authority council should be held accountable for the intentional damages caused to public property," said TNL.