Chief Minister Conrad Sangma today said that directions have been given to authorities to keep track of people from strife torn Manipur taking refuge in Meghalaya.
It may be mentioned that the opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) had recently written to the Home Minister demanding close monitoring of people coming in from Manipur and to ensure that they are sent back once peace returns to the north-eastern state.
“As a sister state in the North East, it is time for all the people of the North East to stand together behind the people of Manipur and support them in whatever way possible. We need to be positive from that angle but at the same time there are concerns from the citizens that there are issues at the locality level where people are coming in large numbers,” Sangma said.
Informing that the State government has put a system in place where the headmen and the district administration are keeping track of everybody who is coming in, Sangma said, “Specific directions has been given to all the administration that records have to be kept of all the people that are coming in so that we can efficiently monitor the movement of the people.”
“The situation in Manipur is very serious and tense and we all are appealing for peace and whatever necessary steps required to be taken from the Central government should be done at the earliest so that peace can prevail and talks can start between the different groups,” Sangma added.
He also emphasised that the Centre should ensure that food and other materials should be there in sufficient quantity and it should reach the areas in Manipur where people are in need of it.
