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MPHAL: Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said Nagaland Police's oc-cupation of a barrack vacated by BSF at the remote Jessami village in
Uk-hrul district was unacceptable.
The chief minister's reaction comes a couple of days after the United Committee Manipur (UCM) expressed serious concern over the government's inactiveness to protect the state's boundaries.
Referring to reports that Nagaland government has established rest houses in addition to occupation of the barrack at Jessami, the chief minister said a joint team of police personnel and revenue department officials have been sent to the spot to ascertain the truth. He added that Union home minister P Chidambaram has clarified that the Centre did not give any di-rective to Nagaland Police to occupy the barrack left by the BSF.
The BSF and Nagaland government have no right to come to a mutual un-derstanding, Okram said at a hurriedly summoned media conference at his office chamber late on Friday night. To settle the issue amicably, attempts are being made, he added.
The chief minister said Manipur was not consulted on the occupation of the barrack by Nagaland Police and that it was not done on Centre's order. Lauding the efforts of people of Jessami to protect their land, Okram iter-ated his government's stand to safeguard Manipur's territorial integrity at any cost.
"Not an inch of land will be given to anybody," he added. The government has made arrangements to deploy state forces in remote border areas, including Jessami, said Okram. Responding to a query, Ibobi Singh said efforts will be made to include Jessami villagers in the proposed recruitment of 300 Village Defence Force (VDF) personnel for Ukhrul district.
MPHAL: Chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said Nagaland Police's oc-cupation of a barrack vacated by BSF at the remote Jessami village in
Uk-hrul district was unacceptable.
The chief minister's reaction comes a couple of days after the United Committee Manipur (UCM) expressed serious concern over the government's inactiveness to protect the state's boundaries.
Referring to reports that Nagaland government has established rest houses in addition to occupation of the barrack at Jessami, the chief minister said a joint team of police personnel and revenue department officials have been sent to the spot to ascertain the truth. He added that Union home minister P Chidambaram has clarified that the Centre did not give any di-rective to Nagaland Police to occupy the barrack left by the BSF.
The BSF and Nagaland government have no right to come to a mutual un-derstanding, Okram said at a hurriedly summoned media conference at his office chamber late on Friday night. To settle the issue amicably, attempts are being made, he added.
The chief minister said Manipur was not consulted on the occupation of the barrack by Nagaland Police and that it was not done on Centre's order. Lauding the efforts of people of Jessami to protect their land, Okram iter-ated his government's stand to safeguard Manipur's territorial integrity at any cost.
"Not an inch of land will be given to anybody," he added. The government has made arrangements to deploy state forces in remote border areas, including Jessami, said Okram. Responding to a query, Ibobi Singh said efforts will be made to include Jessami villagers in the proposed recruitment of 300 Village Defence Force (VDF) personnel for Ukhrul district.
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