Ukhrul: The Tangkhul Frontal Organizations have strongly opposed the Indo-Myanmar border fencing project in Manipur’s Ukhrul and Kamjong districts.
On Thursday, the Deputy Commissioners of Ukhrul and Kamjong co-chaired a meeting on the border fencing project at the Ukhrul DC Office Conference Hall. Attendees included Tangkhul Frontal Organizations, village headmen from Ukhrul and Kamjong, the SP of Ukhrul, Assam Rifles, BRTF, and the Eastern Kuki Chief Association (EKCA).
After the meeting, Tangkhul Naga Long Vice President R.S. Jollyson told reporters, “The Deputy Commissioners briefed us on the policy for border fencing, but we reiterated that, under any circumstances or pressure, we will not allow border fencing in Naga homeland. We also requested that our position be conveyed to higher authorities.”
Jollyson added, “We submitted a memorandum to the Home Minister of India on October 1, 2024, demanding an immediate halt to the border fencing on the northeastern and southeastern stretches of Ukhrul and Kamjong.”
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Representatives from Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL), Tangkhul Naga Awunga Long (TNAL), Tangkhul Katamnao Saklong (TKS), Tangkhul Shanao Long (TSL), and Tangkhul Mayar Ngala Long (TMNL), along with border village headmen, held a symbolic protest at the Mini Secretariat Complex, Ukhrul. Banners read: “No! Never to Colonial Relic Border Fencing in Naga Homeland,” “No More Insult and Injustice to Naga Peoplehood, Time for Peaceful Coexistence,” and “Immediate Withdrawal of FMR Scrapping from Naga Homeland.”
Headmen from four villages in Ukhrul district and twenty villages in Kamjong district attended the meeting, along with EKCA representatives who expressed solidarity with the Tangkhul Frontal Organizations’ demands.
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