Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said the government has increased manpower along the inter-state border following the reported formation of a new militant group called United People’s Front of Karbi Longri (UPFKL).
Replying to a call attention moved by UDP MLA from Mokaiaw Nujorki Sungoh, Sangma said though reports are coming in but there is no specific intel or specific complaints by any of the people that they have received extortion notes (served by the UPKFL)
“(However), based on newspaper clippings (on the formation of the new militant outfit0, we have increased our manpower in the border areas,” he said.
He said that a letter had also come to the government from the Jaintia Students Movement (JSM) on the matter based on which actions have been taken adding that the government, the police and the district administration are working tirelessly to ensure peace prevail in the border areas.
Sangma said that the concerns expressed by the members are very important. The history of Block I and II is aware that for administrative convenience the transfer of Block I and II was done. This is very much available with the Government of Meghalaya, Government of Assam and Government of India.
“Keeping all these in mind, we have started engaging with the Government of Assam and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC). I will refrain to go into the discussion and how we are moving forward. For the first time we have never seen this kind of effort taken by the Government of Assam and Government of Meghalaya (to resolve the boundary dispute),” he said.
Informing that the two States will be meeting in the first or second week of October for another round of talks, the chief minister said, “There will be a special focus given to Khanduli, Psiar, Block I and Block II keeping in mind the slight tension prevailing out there.”