IMPHAL, Nov 14 NNN: General secretary of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) Taibangnganba group, Taibangnganba has arrived in Imphal on Tuesday to chart out a roadmap to begin peace parleys involving four KCP factions and the Government of India.
Taibangnganba arrived at the Imphal Airport from New Delhi by an Indian Airlines flight at 4:30 pm yesterday. The KCP leader was brought by Superintendant of Police, Central Sajiwa Jail, Manipur, IK Muivah and Deputy Superintendant of Police, Imphal West, Md Rashid.
“This is the first step of the Taibangnganba group to work out modalities for peace talks with the Government. The move will bear fruit if the Government works sincerely with transparency,” Taibangnganba told reporters at Imphal Tulihal Airport.
The militant outfit will act according to the good gesture and sincerity of the Government, he maintained, adding all the like-minded cadres of his group are all prepared to endorse and join the peace process. Haobijam Thambal, mother of Taibangnganba who was at the airport to receive him said that the step of the Government is indeed thankful because it would bring peace in the state.
Leaders of the four KCP groups—City Meetei, Taibangnganba, Lamphel and Pakhanglakpa had already held talks with officials of the Union ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on July 31 and signed an agreement to undergo peace talks and currently they are finding ground rule and modalities for talks outside Manipur.
Chief advisor of KCP (Military Task Force), City Meetei had earlier arrived here from New Delhi on August 11 to discuss modalities for peace talks with the Government. Both the KCP leaders are now in the custody of the state Home Department.
Haobijam Taibangnganba, also known as Dilipkumar, 37, son of late H Kunjababu, a resident of Bishnupur Ward No. 2 joined the outfit about seven years ago. He was arrested by Meghalaya police from Shillong in 2010. However, he was released on bail after which he joined the outfit again.
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