Shillong, Feb 14: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma would be leaving for Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the recent offer of unconditional peace talks by the banned Khasi militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) with the Centre.
“In my visit to Delhi tomorrow… I will be meeting the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and I will be briefing them about the developments taking place and discuss with them on how to take this (HNLC peace talks offer) forward,” Sangma said here on Monday.
He also informed that the state government has gone ahead and already shortlisted the names of people for appointment as an interlocutor.
“Once we formally communicate and get a signal from MHA, Government of India, we will take the next step forward,” he said while adding that it will be clearer once he makes the visit to Delhi.
On February 9, the HNLC had sent its official communication to the state government reiterating its readiness for peace dialogue without any preconditions.
