UCM demands white paper on border row
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 11 2013:
The Manipur Government should bring out a White paper over the present border fencing being carried out along Indo-Myanmar International boundary in Moreh so that the border dispute and loss of large chunk of land of Manipur to Myanmar is settled amicably, United Committee Manipur (UCM) has demanded.
Briefing media persons at its head office here at Lamphelpat today, Yumnam Nabachandra, President of UCM stated that the agenda of NSCN-IM and Central Government in their peace talk to destroy the territorial integrity of Manipur has not been made successful by UCM till today.
In addition to this, UCM along with various CSOs and the public have been involving in various issues engulfing the State including the controversial border fencing that would lead to loss of a large chunk of Manipur's land to Myanmar.
Informing that UCM has inspected the disputed border fencing sites, Nabachandra cautioned that the people of the State should not take the border fencing issue lightly.
A public meeting in this regard has also been organized by UCM and various resolutions were taken.
But, in spite of all these, the State Government is still remaining silent, and this is very unfortunate, he landed.
Nabachandra went on to state that another meeting in connection with the border fencing issue was held yesterday at UCM office where different organizations, NGOs and experts participated.
The meeting also adopted various resolutions which included � no land area of Manipur should be given away to Myanmar in the border fencing process; the State Government should convene an Assembly session and solve the border issue by taking a decision; border fencing process should discontinue until the dispute over the Indo-Myanmar border is settled; the State Government should bring out a White paper over the present border fencing being carried out along Indo-Myanmar border in Moreh at the earliest; a Co-ordinating Committee to be formed to face boldly the border issue.