Shillong, Aug 22: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has asked the State police to make the 7 border outposts fully operational to provide adequate security to the people residing along the inter-state border so that they can freely decide as far as the issue of boundary dispute is concerned.

This came after NGOs from Karbi-Anglong threatened of a Manipur like situation if people chose to go with Meghalaya.

“This is a threat to the free will of the people and the HYC strongly condemns such statements and is totally against it. Hence, in order to ensure that the people are able to decide freely, providing adequate security in the Border areas is a must,” HYC president Robertjune Kharjahrin said in a memorandum submitted to the Director General of Police (DGP) Dr LR Bishnoi on Tuesday.

He also suggested that all the seven new Border Outposts (BoPs) and Out-Posts (OPs) in “sensitive areas” along the inter-state border with Assam as declared by the State Government last year be made fully operational.

“The man-power in the existing BOPs and OPs should be increased and the Police personnel must be supplied with all the necessary requirements for their effective performance of the mandated duties and functions,” Kharjahrin said.

He also pointed out that among several principles adopted by the two states to settle the boundary disputes, one of the principles adopted is the “willingness of the people residing in the disputed area” and said, “We believe that the people must decide by their own free will without any compulsion or threat or coercion from any quarter.”

Expressing concern over the issue of influx and illegal immigration into the state, the HYC leader however said the HYC is of the opinion that the Directorate of Infiltration has not performed its duty up to the expectations of the public and as mandated.

“Hence…to ensure that the Directorate of Infiltration performs its duty as mandated and we further suggest that the Directorate should cooperate with the Village authorities and the Village Defence party to prevent entry and settlement of immigrants in each and every village. We further suggest that an order may be issued to all the Villages that each and every Village must prepare and submit a register containing all newly residents coming from other states and from other countries,” he added.

Meanwhile, the HYC also urged the State police to adopt proper strategy to reduce drug trafficking in the state.

“Selling and consuming of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the State of Meghalaya seems to be increasing day by day. And we are of the opinion that maximum quantities of these drugs are being supplied to the State from outside. We firmly believe that if the law enforcement agencies could reduce the trafficking of these drugs, the situation will be improved drastically,” Kharjahrin said.

“We would also like to suggest that The State Police, the Border Security Force and the Custom & Central Excise should conduct joint operations and share information on drugs by pooling in resources to effectively tackle the menace of drugs in the State as frequently as possible and also rope in the Village authorities in this effort. Regular checking should be conducted frequently at the entry points to the State,” he added.

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