Manipur has reiterated that the permanent structure and armed personnel of the state forces are deployed within the territorial jurisdiction of the Manipur State as opposed to the claim by the Southern Angami Public Organization.
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The government of Manipur has sought the intervention of the Nagaland government in ending the ongoing indefinite bandh called by the Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO).
SAPO had imposed an indefinite bandh from midnight of March 23 against what it called the “failure” of the Manipur government to withdraw its armed personnel and permanent structure from Kezoltsa area.
In a letter to addressed to the Chief Secretary, Government of Nagaland, the Manipur government represented by Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash reiterated that the permanent structure and armed personnel of the State forces are deployed within the territorial jurisdiction of the Manipur State as opposed to the claim by the Southern Angami Public Organization, said a report by DIPR, Manipur.
The letter further stated that the police structure is constructed within the territorial boundary of Manipur State and can be seen from the satellite map.
Pointing out that National Highway-39 is the main lifeline of Manipur, the state government appealed for “coexistence of the people of both the states and the issue of relating to territories and boundaries of the States are to be settled and resolved amicably through negotiations between the concerned state governments”.