Joint secretary (North East) Naveen Verma of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs will take part in the talks as representative of the Central government. Chief secretary, DS Poonia will preside. Over the meeting which will be held at the Banquet hall of 1st Manipur Rifles starting from 10 am.
General Officer in Command (GOC) of 57 Mountain Division DS Hooda, Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South) CA Krishnan, Inspector General of CRPF (Manipur & Nagaland), DIG of BSF, DGP, Y Joykumar and Inspector General (Intelligence) LM Khoute are likely to take part in the scheduled meeting.
Separate rounds of meetings will be held with the UPF (United People Front) and KNO (Kuki National Organisation). The first round will begin from 10 am, the official source added.
Among others, the meetings will also review the progress of construction of designation camps, deposition of arms and ammunitions, etc. From the state government’s side, cases registered by the police regarding violation of ground rules by cadres of the signatory outfits will be discussed, the source said.
At least 12 cases of violation of ground rules by the Kuki based militant outfits under the tripartite suspension of operation (SoO) were registered with the police during the last three months since August 22, the last date of extension of the agreement, the source maintained.
Among other cases, the recent killing of a village chief in Churachandpur district by suspected United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) is also included. Cadres of UKLF shot dead 58-year old chief of Soheiphai village, Paokhothang Haokip on October 23 last in front of a pan shop in his village.
The matter of drafting of conditions for starting a political dialogue is also likely to discussed in the meeting. Chief Secretary DS Poonia had recently hinted of starting a political dialogue with Kuki militant groups under the tripartite agreement on Suspension of Operations (SoO) while speaking at the inaugural function of a designated camp.
The separate tripartite Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People's Front (UPF) and the Central and the State governments were signed on August 22, 2008 for a duration of one year. The agreement had been extended two times, the last one was in the last week of September this year.
Next round of talks with Kuki militants on November 10 registered with the police during the last three months since August 22, the last date of extension of the agreement, the source maintained.Among other cases, the recent killing of a village chief in Churachandpur district by suspected United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) is also included. Cadres of UKLF shot dead 58-year old chief of Soheiphai village, Paokhothang Haokip on October 23 last in front of a pan shop in his village.
- Hueiyen Lanpao
