EMN
Dimapur, October 28
Extortion, particularly by underground groups, are a sensitive and tricky affair but not for charity calls–donations, fund-raising drives, or “lottery/raffle-buffet-concert tickets, calendars etc by hundreds of organizations/unions/clubs/societies.”
The Dimapur district administration has also banned such initiatives. A youth organization in Kohima has also banned ‘donations’ and charity pitches. The Angami Youth Organization (AYO) issued a press release on Wednesday, October 28, stating that said activities are banned “in response to the pleas of the general public is hereby imposing a ban on sale and marketing of all such items.”
The youth group explained that said activities are “nuisance and harassments,” and “unsolicited forceful marketing.”
The press release stated: “In view of the nuisance and harassments the citizens of Kohima are subjected to experience through the unsolicited forceful marketing and sale of (the never ending ever increasing) Lottery/ Raffle-Buffet- Concert Tickets, Calendars etc by hundreds of organizations/unions/clubs/societies etc, the Angami Youth Organization in response to the pleas of the general public is hereby imposing a ban on sale and marketing of all such items under its jurisdiction.”
The statement explained further: “Kohima been the capital and being inhabited by people from all walks of life and profession, its dwellers are being obliged to unscrupulously subscribe to the gratuitous financial schemes and programmes of the countless societies/unions in the state and even of elsewhere throughout the year.”
The Angami youth said that the restriction and ban has been “deemed warranted to salvage the society from sinking into a social and financial disorder; to uphold social decency and dignity; and to bring to check and identify the numerous bogus and nonexistent/non-functional societies/organizations from imposing their schemes openly and forcefully into public domains.”
“All such schemes already in the market without the legal endorsement /approval of the district administration or the organization are directed to do so at the earliest failing which befitting penalties will be sanctioned against all defying parties.”
