IMPHAL, August 28 NNN: Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam today spoke a twisted language on the recent statement made by the state Principal Secretary (Home) that the present fence on the Indo-Myanmar border line was just a security barrier.
Replying to a media query on the sidelines of the Krishna Janmastami celebration at Sri Sri Radhakrishnachandra Manimandir, ISKCON), Airport Raod here, Gaikhangam insisted that the remarks made by Principal Secretary (Home) Dr J Suresh Babu on August 26 that the Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing was just a security barrier has nothing to do with the state Government.
He said it seems either the media had misquoted it or Suresh Babu made a mistake adding however the Government is looking into the matter.
Gaikhangam said that a ministerial team including Union ministers will visit the Indo-Myanmar border and oversee the fencing soon.
The state Government had sent the Indo-Myanmar Fencing Committee to the border where the committee thoroughly examined the current fence construction, added Gaikhangam who is also the state Home Minister.
He assured the Government will make efforts to prevent from ceding lands to neighbouring Myanmar for the Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing after examining the report from the committee.
Meanwhile, a symposium on “Need for Spiritual Education in the Present Day Society” was organised by the University of Bhagavata Culture and Bhaktivedanta Institute Mission Higher Secondary School at Manimandir, ISKCON on the occasion of Krishna Janmastami.
The programme inaugurated by Gaikhangam was attended by a number of scholars who presented papers on the topic.
International dignitaries Iswara Das from South Africa and Shakshi Gopal from Singapore were also took part in the symposium.
Krishna Janmastami, the birthday of Lord Krishna was also celebrated at Shri Shri Govindaji temple and Mahabali Hanuman Thakur temple.
Thousands of devotees thronged the three temples in Imphal to seek blessings from Lord Krishna.
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