IMPHAL, January 5: The Election Commission of India today instructed the neighbouring states of Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram to intensify their security preventive measures along their borders with the state of Manipur to prevent safe transit of armed militant cadres into the state and disturb the smooth conduct of the ensuing 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly election.
The instruction was given to officials of the three neighbouring states by the Election Commissioner of India during an inter-state coordination meeting held at the conference hall of the old secretariat at Imphal today.
The meeting was attended by DGPs, CEOs of Nagaland, Mizoram and CEO; and commissioner home of Assam, while the state of Manipur was represented by chief secretary, CEO and officials of the state home department.
Speaking to media persons during a press conference, the Election Commissioner of India announced that the neighbouring states should extend their full co-operation to Manipur in the successful conduct of the general election in the state by preventing militant cadres to infiltrate into the state through the inter-state boundaries.
During the said meeting, the officials from the neighbouring states had also officially assured full co-operation with their Manipur counterparts to stop militants from entering the state, he further informed.
Further according to the Election Commissioner of India, the officials had also given their official assurance to intensify their security preventive measures along their boundaries with Manipur.
The ECI has further intimated the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of defence to double the deployment of security forces along the porous international border between Manipur and Myanmar to prevent any unwanted trespassing along the porous border, he added.
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