AR conducts security conference, assures action
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, May 25 2023:
33 Assam Rifles or-ganised a security conference at POB Thoubal, Thoubal Tomjing on Thursday with Thoubal deputy commis-sioner A Subhash Singh, SP Jogeshchandra Haobijam and 33 AR CO Arnab Mitra pres-ent as presidium members in the presence of district's CSOs, intellectuals, meira paibi groups and local lead-ers, with the latter groups contending that the situation escalated due to failure of the government to take timely preventive measures.
They also suggested that authorities concern initiate peace talks to maintain uni-ty and integrity of the state while expressing that abro-gation of the So0 agreement with Kuki militants would help in expediting return of peace and normalcy.
In response, CO Arnab Mitra said security forces are carrying out operations in hill villages adjacent to valley areas and assured that if armed persons are appre-hended they will be handed over to SP Thoubal.
Further stating that secu-rity forces are closely work-ing with the district admin-istration and police to bring back peace, he appealed to the public to extend support, trust the system and do not take law into their hands.
The CO also confided that security forces are verifying whether the Kuki militants under So0 are in their des-ignated camps and if found violating the So0 ground rules action will be taken.
DC A Subhash and SP Jogeshchandra also as-sured that security forces in adequate strength will be deployed in the foothills for security and sought the support of all concerned to their efforts.