Border row:: 12-hr bandh called on Oct 7
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, October 03 2013:
Irked by the Manipur Government's alleged lack of concern over the Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing issue, the Committee on Protection of Land in Border Fencing, Manipur has called for a 12-hour state wide bandh on October 7 .
CDLBF coordinator Ngachonmi Ranshang while talking to media persons at Manipur Press Club here on Thursday, said that the decision to impose the bandh was taken after the state Government turned down the committee's ultimatum served to it.
He said the committee had urged the Government to give a positive response to the boundary issue by September 27 last.
However, it has turned a blind eye to it till date.
"Since the Government has refused to give the response even after the dateline has ended, we've no any other option but to enforce the bandh from 5 am to 5 pm of October 7 to put further pressure", Ranshang said.
He, however, said medical related activities, education, water supply and the media will not be within the purview of the strike and appealed to the public to extend support in enforcing it.
CDLBF has demanded the Government for a re-survey of the Indo-Myanmar boundary so that a clear demarcation can be carried out for installation of fencing along the border area.
India shares a 349 km long border with Myanmar.
On the Manipur section of the border, the Pillar Numbers 32-48 falls under Churachandpur district, Pilllar Numbers 49-89 are in Chandel district and Pillar Numbers 90-130 in Ukhrul district.
CDLBF has maintained that a total of 43 villages inhabited by about 2,969 households numbering about 18,000 people on the Manipur side will be affected by the Indo-Myanmar Border Fencing.
Abijiast Seiyao, also coordinator of the committee, demanded that if the Government of India has to conduct a re-survey on the Indo-Myanmar boundary, the Rangoon Agreement of March 10, 1967 should be invoked and done everything according to the agreement.