Myanmar Nationals In Shelter Homes Outnumber Locals In 8 Villages: Manipur MLA

Naga People's Front (NPF) MLA Leishiyo Keishing alleged "illegal immigrants" have often attacked villagers in Manipur's Kamjong and Kasom Khullen subdivisions over petty matters

An MLA in Manipur has written to Chief Minister N Biren Singh alleging the number of "illegal" Myanmar nationals living in shelter homes in eight villages "have outnumbered" the locals, leading to insecurity among the locals. Naga People's Front (NPF) MLA Leishiyo Keishing in the letter to Mr Singh on May 9 alleged "illegal immigrants" have often attacked villagers in Kamjong and Kasom Khullen subdivisions over petty matters. As highlighted by Kamjong MLA Mr Leishiyo Keishing, the total number of illegal influx touched 5800 in the area of Kamjong District, outnumbering the local populace, detection of such illegal migrants along with capturing of biometrics has been done for more than 5100 of them.... pic.twitter.com/08mIVhEWTn

The police are unable to detain the troublemakers and control the situation as they don't have enough personnel in the border area, Mr Keishing said.

"... Even local customary law cannot control/bind them because of the foreign custody beliefs of the refugees. There have been numbers of incidence of killings and kidnappings of local residents committed by the immigrants, but the culprits could not be apprehended as they abscond and crosses the border where neither customary law nor Indian law could be enforced," said the MLA of the NPF, which is an ally of the ruling BJP.