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Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said today that security forces in the border town Moreh, including police, Assam Rifles, BSF, are jointly fighting against “terrorists”. The Chief Minister assured the people that the government is presently working to safeguard the land and sought blessings of the people.
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N. Biren Singh said this at the observance of the 190th Death Anniversary of Maharaj Gambhir Singh at the Samadhi of the Maharaj at Langthabal (Canchipur) in Imphal.
N. Biren Singh said the function is organized not for show, but to “let the people know and remember the sacrifices made by our forefathers.” He also said that statues of Meidingu Narasingh and Sana Herachandra were erected acknowledging their contribution in safeguarding the land.
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N. Biren Singh then questioned MLAs and Ministers who failed to attend such important functions and said he can understand those who are presently outside the State, but not those who are in the State. He continued that without “seriousness, conviction and determination we cannot save the land”.
Highlighting some historical events, the Chief Minister lamented the “lack of proper and complete documentation of our leaders like Maharaj Gambhir Singh”. He explained the importance of Ningthi Turel near Moreh and said it is the river where Maharaj Gambhir Singh, Narsingh and Heerachandra washed their swords after driving away the Burmese from the land. He further expressed the need to place such historical facts before the people.
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Assam, Manipur and Tripura were the only places in North East India that had survived as independent nations for thousands of years in South East Asia, the Chief Minister said, while explaining the need to organize such observations in grand manners.
N Biren Singh also stressed on the effects of drugs, ecological imbalance, demographic imbalance on the society, and expressed that it is time to deliberate on these issues for the society to survive. He further explained the need to initiate the war on drugs campaign, campaign against deforestation, stop illegal entry of immigrants and said these had to be taken up to save the present and future generations.
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He sought unity among the communities in the present situation stating that all communities are suffering, and further appealed to all communities to stand unitedly against illegal drug business, poppy plantation in order to build a strong, united Manipur.
Further in his speech, the Chief Minister expressed the need to take advantage of such State functions and conduct seminars, academic debates, symposiums on historical events and leaders of the land.
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