PTI, Imphal, February 1, 2025 : Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday said his government is fully committed to fencing the borders, identifying new immigrants, and eradicating drugs from the state.
Speaking at a public interaction programme at Kumbi in Bishnupur district, Singh said the state government is committed to ensuring that there is no further disturbance to future generations.
“We remain steadfast in our objective to fence the border, identify new immigrants, regulate the entry of foreigners with the issuing of passes, and completely eradicate drugs from the state. This is a promise of the BJP and the state government, and we will not stop until these are achieved.”
The Chief Minister said, “Only the BJP can save Manipur and its indigenous people. No other party can save the state, as all they have done is divide and destroy it. For many years, the people of the state demanded the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) to protect the small population of the state, but no party granted it except the BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Singh said internally displaced people will not be allowed to return to insecure places. “We have allowed some 2,000 people to return after their places have been identified as safe and secure. The remaining will be allowed to return after detailed observation. As of now, more than 500 displaced persons have been given employment.”
Singh said, “The conflict started after armed men suddenly attacked innocent public, engaged in arson of residential houses, and forced people to flee from their homes. It is the government’s duty to ensure that those displaced return to their homes. If the government had started the conflict, it could have declared that the conflict had ended. However, that is not the case.”
“These enemies are the armed men who want to break the state into two. We are trying to end this conflict. Meanwhile, security is being provided with the assistance of the Centre, and with God’s grace, there has been relative peace for the last four to five months,” Singh added.
