Imphal Aug 26 MNS UNA : The High Power Committee formed by the Manipur state cabinet visited the site of where Myanmar armies try to establish an army outpost inside the territory of Manipur on Monday.
According to official source who visited the site where Myanmar army try to build their outpost camp inside the territory of Manipur stated that the committee has inspected the said area and will forward our report to the higher authority at the earliest.
The High Power Committee was led by Dr. Suresh Babu, principal secretary, home, and compromised of Ranjit Mangkotia, Brigadier 26 Sector Assam Rifles, DC Chandel, ADC, SP Chandel and CO 9 AR.
It can be noted here that since the starting of the work of border fencing of Indo-Myanmar at Moreh various civil body organization and NGOs has been coming objecting the work saying that a huge land of Manipur will be lost to Myanmar.
Seven non- congress political parties of Manipur send a letter to the BJP national party president Rajnath Singh urging to take up the issue of the ongoing border fencing between Indo-Myanmar in Manipur with the Government of India on Monday.
Speaking to the media persons BJP Manipur Pradesh, President Th. Chaoba Singh said, for Chandel district all together 14 villages will be affected out of which B. Bongjang village will be totally merged to Myanmar and 50 percent each of the 13 villages will be merged into Myanmar.
And in respect of Ukhrul district 20 villages will be affected due to border fencing or security fencing between India and Myanmar which share 398 km international border said the BJP Manipur Pradesh President.
The political parties and the people of Manipur is not against or objecting the construction of border fencing as per international norms of 10 metres which is considered to be “no construction zone” but the construction work of border fencing is against the international norms that even up-to the extends of 1000 to 2000 metres the fencing has been constructing insides the Manipur territory.
The seven non-congress political parties also urge the government to “cease all work of the border fencing until appropriate boundary is made clear,” “to remove the recently constructed border fencing until it is finalized,” “to take the confidence of the people of the state of Manipur, particularly the locals inhabitants settled along 398 km long international boundary, leaders of political parties and representative of the civil society organization” and to apprise the public of Manipur of the report of the High Power Committee formed by the Manipur state cabinet by the end of August, so that the serious apprehension in the minds of the public is cleared added Th. Chaoba.
The letter forwarded to the BJP National party president was signed by the representative from Shiv Sena Manipur State, AIFB, CPI-M, MPP Naga People Front (NPF), BJP and JD-U.
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