Hardware Merchants’ Association Dimapur (HMAD) has appeal to the NSCN (I-M) to revoke quit notice served on a hardware store that was allegedly found selling hardware items with tempered price tags.
HMAD through its media cell termed as “very unfortunate” that one of its members—M/s. Mahrishi Hardware—involved in the case. It also appreciated the NSCN (I-M) special investigation team for its “tireless effort to uproot corruption and malpractices in Dimapur.” HMAD, however, maintained that detection of such crime should be reported to the district administration and offenders be dealt with appropriate action.
Further, the association pointed out that rampant taxations and donations were causing misery to business fraternity of Dimapur. With so many taxes and donations coupled with pandemic induced lockdown, the association said it had become almost impossible to operate business and make a little profit for sustainability of the trader, adding that such circumstances could have led the concerned trader to resort to such malpractice.
Asserting that the offender(s) should be left unpunished for the crime(s) committed, the HMAD has, however, said that the responsible authorities must also ponder upon as to what could have led the offender to take such a step for survival of the business.
In the light of the above, the association has “fervently” appealed to the NSCN (I-M) to “revoke its order of issuing quit notice to the proprietor of M/s. Mahrishi Hardware as such an action does not deem fit for the offence committed.”