NPP chief Conrad Sangma calls for peace in Manipur, meets stakeholders

IMPHAL: Meghalaya chief minister and National People’s Party president Conrad K Sangma on Friday said that his party supported Manipur’s territorial integrity and did not favour separate administration for Kukis and bifurcation of the ethnic strife-torn state.

Conrad Sangma said the aim of his visit to Manipur was to engage with various stakeholders

“We are not here to compromise on Manipur’s territorial integrity. Discussions can always be held on how administrative structures can function within the state, but completely bifurcating Manipur is not our stand,” Sangma told reporters in Imphal after meeting civil society bodies of Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga communities in Manipur.

Sangma also reiterated his party’s commitment to inclusive dialogue among the communities for the restoration of peace in the state that has been affected by ethnic violence since May 2023.