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SHILLONG: In a strong and timely message underscoring national relevance, Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly and former Chief Minister, Dr. Mukul Sangma, on Friday emphasized that no international border should remain porous—highlighting the critical implications for national, social, and economic security amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
Speaking to media persons, Dr. Sangma stated, “No international border should be porous for security reasons—for economic security, for social security, and for national security. From all these perspectives, no international border should be porous.”
His remarks come in the backdrop of rising regional unrest, with supporters of Bangladesh’s interim government chief, Muhammad Yunus, announcing a protest rally in Dhaka on Saturday. This follows reports that Yunus has threatened to resign from his post.
Supporters of Yunus have called for a mass demonstration titled ‘March for Yunus’ at Dhaka’s Shahbagh, with posters surfacing across the capital, urging public participation.
Dr. Sangma’s concerns were further fuelled by alleged cross-border smuggling activities, including reports of trucks transporting areca nut spotted near the Indo-Bangladesh frontier—an issue he termed “very dangerous” in the current geopolitical landscape.
“We are talking about geopolitics now—geopolitics overall—and these are all matters to be addressed by the Government of India. I am sure the Government of India is seized with this whole situation, with this whole development unfolding,” he remarked.
“The Government of India must be alerted on this. The Government of India then should crack the whip, including asking the states to pull up their socks, while aggregating the efforts of both Government of India and all other authorities.”
“See, those things have always been taken up with the Government of India. We have, unfortunately, been referring to the international border, in as far as the Indo-Bangla border is concerned, as a porous border—porous international border. No international border should be porous for security reasons—for economic security, for social security, and for national security. From all these perspectives, no international border should be porous.”
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