CPI team inspects disputed border pillars
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 30 2018:
After UCM and Congress, a team of CPI Manipur State Council led by its secretary L Sotinkumar today went to Kwatha Khunou and inspected the controversial BP no 81 and subsidiary border pillars installed there within the territory of India.
Speaking to media persons there, Sotinkumar said that CPI is deeply concerned with the possibility of losing thousands of kilometres due to installation of border pillars 3 Kms within the territory of India.
Whereas the State Government did not do anything to demarcate and protect the State's boundary, the border pillars were installed based on a decision adopted at Dehradun, he said.
This is not the first time.
Many portions of the State's territory have been lost earlier too due to installation of border pillars within the territory of India, Sotinkumar said and cited the cases of Haollenphai and Molcham.
The Government of India and the State Government must take concrete measures to stop installation of border pillars within India and prevent loss of Manipur's territory, Sotinkumar said.
It appears that the Government of India seems to be intentionally sacrificing Manipur's territory in order to win goodwill of neighbouring Myanmar.
Saying that the people of Manipur still feel strong resentment against gifting away of Manipur's Kabow Valley to Myanmar, Sotinkumar urged the State Government to exert strong pressure on the Government of India to protect the State's territory.
CPI would take up the matter with Central leaders including the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister, he said.
The CPI team which visited Kwatha Khunou included CPI Manipur assistant secretary Kh Surchand, secretariat members A Lala, N Singhajit, RK Amusana and State Council member S Nimaichand.
The subsidiary border pillars which were cross-marked by UCM were found painted white and embossed with the word Myanmar.
Moreover, the concrete base constructed around a Mayokpha tree at Kwatha Khunou on which the word Manipur was embossed was found erased with white paint.