Manipur CM N Biren Singh holds meeting with senior Border Roads Organisation officials
N. Biren Singh on Sunday held a meeting with senior officials of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to erect border fencing along the India-Myanmar border in the state.
After the meeting, the Chief Minister said that discussions were held to construct an additional 70 km of border fencing along the Indo-Myanmar border.
«In view of the rise in illegal immigration and drugs smuggling from the neighbouring country, safeguarding our porous borders has become an urgent necessity,» Biren Singh said on X.
Currently works are going on to erect fencing on the 100 km of India-Myanmar border in Manipur, which shares around 400 km border with the neighbouring country.
Singh on Saturday said that the state government has requested the Union Home ministry to cancel the free movement regime (FMR) with Myanmar.
Singh while talking to media persons in Imphal said, “Our government has requested the Union Home Ministry to cancel the free movement regime.
Security forces have not properly guarded the border, they should be deployed at zero point, they were found guarding the border 14-15 km inside Indian territory.”
FMR allows people residing on both sides of India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km deep into each other's territory without any document.
He said the government will continue to deal with the influx of “illegal immigrants” and stressed the need for complete fencing of the India-Myanmar border.
The CM claimed that the present situation was a result of unplanned policies of the previous governments, and not an immediate aftermath of any recent decision. The CM also came out strongly against the bandh culture.
“Over the last two months, the situation has improved and the frequency of firing incidents has come down with the
