NPF for stopping border fencing manipurtimes/news-article/the-peoples-chronicle-news/item/3036 September 10, 2013:The NPF Manipur State unit demands immediate halt to the construction of border fencing in Chandel district of Manipur, bordering Myanmar until such time the international boundary is clearly demarcated by competent authorities of the two countries namely, India and Myanmar. "It is matter of surprise that that so called construction of border fencing commenced immediately after the visit of a team led by O Ibobi, the Chief Minister of Manipur to Myanmar," NPF, Manipur state communique signed by its serectary Athuan Abonmai said. According to NPF, in the visit, Ibobi had offered to construct a hospital if the Myanmarese authorities could provide land. "Apart from that, sadly, what are the things transpired in the visit could not be for the benefit of the people. But, what is clear is that he had donned the role of a prime minister or external affairs minister of a country as the visit showed. An the construction of the border fencing discreetly," the NPF added. The NPF then said that it was only after a report on the illegal border fencing by an organization called Information Centre for Hill Areas of Manipur (ICHAM) that the state Government was quick enough to claim that it was only for security purpose....
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 21:53:06 +0000
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