Rajnath to inaugurate post on Myanmar border
Union home minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the much awaited Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh, along IndiaMyanmar border, to boost border management and trade infrastructure on Thursday, coinciding with the first anniversary of Manipur’s maiden Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
The ICP opening is part of the ‘inauguration fortnight’ chief minister N Biren Singh announced recently to mark the anniversary. During the fortnight, the government is expected to inaugurate 116 projects across the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also invited to attend the celebration, but his visit it yet to be confirmed.
If the trip materialises, the PM will inaugurate the five-day 105th Indian Science Congress to be held at Manipur University near Imphal on March 16.
Modi is also expected to lay the foundation stone for National Sports University, besides inaugurating other major projects in the state during the visit.
BJP national president Amit Shah is also scheduled to take part in a separate celebration to be organised by the party’s state unit to mark the completion of the BJP-led government’s year in the state. Security has been intensified across the state and regular combing operations are being conducted in sensitive and strategic locations.
SOBHAPATI SAMOM
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