Lauds NCD’s proactive stance to address rampant illegal taxation
Dimapur, May 14 (MExN): The Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO) today urged all community leaders of not only Dimapur but in Nagaland as a whole to prioritise community policing initiatives to bolster the efforts of law enforcement agencies to combat societal challenges.
“By fostering stronger collaborations between communities and authorities, we can collectively work towards ensuring the well-being of our society and safeguard the traditional values and fabric of our diverse Naga society for the upcoming generation,” stated a press release from the DAYO.
As per the organisation, extortion and drugs are burning social menaces that needs immediate collective intervention and should be the urgent goal of every sensible civil society and non-governmental organisations.
It further pledged its unwavering support to all like-minded organisations committed to “eradicating the parasitic menace of syndicate systems” in businesses and tackling the proliferation of drug addiction and substance abuse.
Meanwhile, the DAYO extended appreciation to the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) for their proactive stance in addressing the issue of rampant illegal taxation which has led to an excess prices within the market.
The NCD being the apex tribal organisation having all the tribal representatives from Dimapur should combat extortion and multiple taxations by various unions and scores of Naga Political Groups head on, it said.
Unless hard hitting measures are undertaken to create a fair and conducive business environment, Dimapur is losing out its also conveyed its firm endorsement of what it termed as the “recent bold stance taken by the Government of Nagaland to book extortionist under NSA.”
The deployment of police forces to boost the confidence among the business community and the decision to operationalise CCTVs to aid monitoring and vigilance to investigating authorities are the right steps taken at the right time, it maintained.
In addition, the DAYO reiterated its call to action for Ao community to utilise its Helpline +91 89748 51911 to report any grievances or injustices to Ao community in and around Dimapur.
It further urged every individual as responsible citizen to join hands in making Dimapur a safe and peaceful home for each other to live without fear.
Let us unite in our efforts to foster a vibrant community built on hope, integrity, fairness, and collective prosperity, it added.
