Manipur govt asks Deputy commissioners to not open camps to Myanmar refugees
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Imphal, March 30: Withdrawing its earlier order, the Manipur government has issued a new circular to Deputy commissioners of districts and asked them to not open not to open camps to provide food and shelter to Myanmar citizens entering India.
Manipur government release the new order saying the earlier order was misconstrued and interpreted differently. "It appears that the contents of the letter have been misconstrued and interpreted differently. The state government has been taking all humanitarian steps had recently taken all steps, including taking them to Imphal, to treat the injured Myanmarese nationals. The state government continues to provide all aid," it said.
In the advisory issued to the DCs of Chandel, Tengoupal, Kamjong, Ukhrul, and Churachandpur, Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash also asked them to stop the Aadhaar enrolment exercise. "District administration should not open any camps to provide food and shelter. The civil society organisations should also not be allowed to open any camps to provide shelter/food," the circular, which came into the public domain on Monday, said.
Prakash has further added that the order said that should people enter the country to take refuge, they should be politely turned away.
On the other hand, Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations has urged the Indian government and various state governments to provide shelter to refugees in the wake of the humanitarian crisis in his country, saying the two countries “have a long history, let’s never forget that”.
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