IMPHAL, Jan 3 NNN: Working on the modalities to begin political dialogues with the two umbrella organisations of the Kuki militant outfits–Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF) has started today.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in charge of North East Sambhu Singh who arrived Imphal yesterday briefed the representatives of the KNO and UPF in Imphal today.
Sambhu Singh along with Principal Secretary (Home), government of Manipur Mr Suresh Babu, Superintendent of Police, CID, Achin Haokip and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) LM Khaute represented the government side in the separate talks with the UPF and the KNO.
The talks were held at First Manipur Rifles Ground Banquet Hall in Imphal where the UPF leaders first met the government representatives at around 2:30 pm which concluded at 3:30 pm.
The UPF leaders said today’s talk was more on the matter pertaining to the interlocutor of the talks. The UPF leaders expressed optimism that they would go soon to New Delhi to begin the political talks.
KNO spokesman Dr Seilen Haokip informed NNN that today’s meeting with the government representatives was ‘informal’. “We will submit our formal proposal in written tomorrow (Friday) to the government regarding to whom the government should appoint as the interlocutor,” Dr Seilen Haokip added.
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