AT welcomes FMR scrap, border fencing
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 08 2024:
The Arambai Tenggol (AT) has hailed the announcement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and construct fence along the 1643-kilometre long Indo-Myanmar border.
In a press communique, AT said that all the MLAs and minister had on January 24 assembled at the sacred Kangla Fort and took oath to safeguard and protect the state.
It is very fortunate and a blessing that the Union Home Minister announced scrapping of FMR which allows people from both sides of the country to travel up to 16 km inside each other's territory without a visa.
However, the other points contained in the oath including implementation of NRC with 1951 as base year, abrogation of SoO agreement with Kuiki militants, deportation of Myanmarese refugees in detention camp to Mizoram, withdrawal of AR from Manipur and replacement by other paramilitary forces and delisting the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status of the illegal Kukis, are also expected to be fulfilled very soon, the release said.
It further said that the sitting of the state assembly should be convened at the earliest and MLAs and ministers pass the points of demand.
The centre is also most likely to provide a positive response in this regard, Arambai Tenggol opined, adding that it is prepared to assert fulfilment of the demands along with the public if the government fails to reciprocate positively.