Manipur Peoples Party today re affirmed its stand to protect the territorial boundary of Manipur. In a press meet held today afternoon at its office the party said the government should end the dispute arising at Dzuko valley and Koziiri boundaries and also the encroachers by Myanmar along the Indo-Myanmar border.
During the press meet Leishangthem Chandramani Singh said that MPP president N. Sovakiran has sent a letter to T.R. Zeliang Chief Minister of Nagaland and to Prime Minister of India to resolve the dispute of territorial boundary with neighboring State and Myanmar.
He added that MPP will not allow the territory of the state occupied by neighbouring state or country.
He added that in 1972, when Manipur People Party was in power, the then Chief Minister Md. Alimuddin introduced “the potato seed foundation farm” at Mao hill. Many dignitaries from Manipur, Nagaland and neighboring state visited the farm and also at Dzuko valley. He said the visit of the dignitaries convinced that the valley was very much within the territorial boundary of Manipur.
He further said that after merger to India, Manipur has lost 29 sq.km of its territory at several occasion. The lost is not only for a particular region or a particular community, but it is about our people, we need to work together to resolve the problem, said Dr. L. Chandramani, former Dy. CM of Manipur.