Manipur Assembly adopts resolution urging Centre to end ceasefire pact with Kuki militant groups

Mar 1, 2024 11:46 AM, 7 news, 4 views

The Manipur Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the Centre to abrogate the Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups in the state.

The Suspension of Operations agreement is a ceasefire pact between the Centre, the Manipur government and two groups of 24 Kuki militant outfits – the Kuki National Organisations and United Peoples’ Front. The pact was signed in 2008. The annual extension of the pact lapsed on Thursday.

Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that the decision of not renewing the Suspension of Operations agreement is in the interest of ensuring peace and security in the region. Ethnic violence between the Meitei and the Kuki communities erupted in the state in May, killing 219 persons. Around 60,000 persons have been displaced.

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