IMPHAL, September 1 NNN: Under the banner of United Committee, Manipur (UCM), a mass movement is likely to be launched soon in Manipur on the issue of the \u2018territorial integrity of Manipur\u2019.
\nThis was recommended in a one-day seminar held at Imphal Hotel, Imphal on the theme, \u201cIndia\u2019s Stand on the Territorial Integrity of Manipur\u201d. The seminar was organised by the UCM.
\nToday\u2019s seminar was organised at the backdrop of the border dispute between India and Myanmar where several villages of Manipur have gone to the other side of the border due to the ongoing controversial border fencing.
\n\u201cA strong and intense mass movement is a must here so as to alert the Government of India on the issue,\u201d opined social activist Dr Dhanabir Laishram. He asked for a bold and concerted and democratic form of agitation by the people of Manipur to get the attention of New Delhi on the issue.
\nDr Dhanabir Laishram was speaking as one of the resource persons during the seminar on the topic, \u201cIndia\u2019s double standard on the territorial integrity of Manipur\u201d.
\nRK Ranjan, \u2018senior visiting fellow\u2019, Geography department of Manipur University said that in this globalised world focus on the nitty-gritties of border lines has become weak. He however said, \u201cBut maintaining the correct boundary lines is important,\u201d RK Ranjan stated while speaking as a resource person in the prigramme. He also said that boundaries have been affected whenever there occur historical event or incident and reiterated, \u201cBut reality should not be distorted.\u201dRK Ranjan was speaking on the topic, \u201cBoundaries of Manipur and its problems and issues.\u201d
\nAlso speaking in the seminar was Hareshwar Goswami, a writer and social activist who said that border dispute with Myanmar (Burma) has been there since 1867. He stressed the need for the Manipur government to present a clear white paper on the issue to the public.
\nProf Nabakumar while speaking on the topic, \u201cA new turn in the Indo-Myanmar relationship in the light of India\u2019s Look East Policy,\u201d has presented a detailed scenerio in the region developed in recent time.Meanwhile, the seminar also recommended, besides organising a massive mass movement on the territory of Manipur, for sending missives on the issue to international fora.<\/p>\n\n