IMPHAL, December 21: Reacting to the blast, the deputy Chief Minister during his visit at the blast site said the incident is an act of terrorist.
He said the attack on the civilians is unfortunate, and at the same time expressed confidence that the police will soon track down the perpetrators like in the case of MG avenue blast.
Further questioning the logic of killing civilians, he claimed that the attack on civilians is a sign of desperation of the particular group with no future.
He said that most of the insurgent groups operating in the north east burn public properties or attack innocent civilians, until recently this was not so in Manipur.
When enquired about the URF (Lalheiba) faction who had recently abandoned the peace process, Gaikhangam maintained that the State government did its best to sustain the agreement adding that he alleged that the outfit walked away only to cover up the killing of its own cadres.
Further enquired on the reason behind the non-extension of the SoO agreement since August 22, 2014, Gaikhangam clarified that it was due to a misunderstanding. He claimed that the SoO groups demanded the talks to be held in Delhi but the Centre government placed the ball on Manipur government`™s court terming it as a State subject.
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