IMPHAL, Jan 28 Agencies: The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) has temporarily suspended its indefinite public blockade that has been imposed in all the Kuki dominated areas of Manipur following an agreement was reached between the state Government and the committee.
On Monday, leaders of KSDC met with the CM at his Secretariat here at 10 am to bring a solution to end the stalemate,.
The KSDC leaders said temporarily decided to suspend its stir from 7:30 pm Monday after both the state and central Governments had given a positive response to its call for starting political dialogues with the two umbrella organisations of Kuki militants, Kuki National Front (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF) which are signatories to Suspension of Operation (SoO) involving both the Manipur and Central Governments.
“The chief minister of Manipur has agreed to the demand of the KSDC,” George Guite said who is the information secretary of the KSDC.
However, both sides did not disclose the official details of the meeting.
Public blockade as well driving out the local Indian authorities from the Kuki inhabitant’s areas agitation was suspended from 5 pm today ..
Four members of KSDC including Chairman, Hejang Haokip, Sonthang Haokip, vice-chairman, K
Khongsai, Spokesperson and one executive member meet Chief Minister, O. Ibobi Singh at his bungalow at 10:00am which lasted till 11:30am.
According to the vice-chairman of KSDC that during the meet chief minister made a phone call to the Union Home Ministry office and they had a talk directly and after getting an assurance from the central as well from the state government, the KSDC decided to temporarily suspend the agitation.
Mention may be made here that on last January 21 the KSDC along with more than 800 Kuki Village chief has taken a four point resolution that includes, “There will be no celebration and official programme to mark the Republic Day of India, or any subsequent celebrations connected with the Indian state in Kuki areas”, and “The local Indian authorities are advised to withdraw from Kuki territory and they will be held responsible for any untoward incident arising out of their failure to comply with the resolution of the Kuki people”.Further they have taken that “The Kuki militants supporting Kuki statehood are also urged to stand behind the KSDC and act in concert with the KSDC and in tandem with the Kuki people’s ultimate political goal of governing ourselves over our land. The Kuki rights are not necessarily subject to recognize by the Government of India”.
And for the forth point the KSDC has taken that “The KSDC will burn the Indian Flag on January 26 as a mark of severance of ties between Kuki Nation and Indian state which had failed to recognize Kuki political rights even after 65 years of Indian Independence and 65 years of Kuki tolerance. Hence, no Indian law will be operating on Kuki living in Kuki territoties”.But fortunately the Indian National Flag was not burn down.
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