Panchayat polls : AR on alert
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, September 05 2012: In view of the forth coming Panchayat elections in the Imphal valley and the festive season ahead under ground groups have planned to disturb fragile peace in Manipur by intensifying their subversive activities such as bomb blast, targeting media people and Govt employees, planting of IEDs and lobbing of grenades near important institution and at residents of Government employees, said a PRO IGAR (S) release.

To support their malicious intentions, large numbers of attempts are being made by various underground outfits to infiltrate from International Border in order to create disturbance in the State.

Troops of Assam Rifles, being on high alert and maintaining strict vigilance by dominating International Border have foiled many infiltration attempts made by various groups in recent past.

This has contributed immensely in ensuring environmental security to the people of Manipur.

A combination of failed infiltration attempts, large number of surrenders evident by two recent surrender ceremonies at Mantripukhri, inability of the undergrounds to interfere with coming panchayat elections and disturb prevalent peace in the Manipur state has left the CorCom demoralised and disparate.

In desperation and in an attempt to make their presence felt, the CorCom has started resorting to acts which might endanger the local population, if their nefarious designs succeed.

In one such attempt today at 0845h an IED exploded near Keishampat Junction which led to two Jawans of Assam Rifles and a civilian suffering minor injuries.

Undeterred troops of Assam Rifles along with other security forces are ready for supreme sacrifice to defeat the designs of UG groups and ensure that none of the disruptive designs fructify.

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