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Manipur Ministers, MLAs met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi, demand withdrawal of deal with Kuki militants

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Imphal, June 20: A delegation from Manipur on Monday met Defence minister Rajnath Singh in the National Capital and demanded immediate withdrawal of Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement with three Kuki militant outfits.

The Manipur delegation, comprising of 23-member, including Ministers and MLAs of BJP and its ally National People’s Party (NPP), led by Manipur assembly Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh apprised the Defence Minister about the ground situations of ethnic violence-hit Manipur.

The legislators also asked Rajnath Singh to take steps to bring back militants to their designated camps.

There are 2,266 Kuki cadres who have have been staying in different designated camps in Manipur after the Centre and the Manipur governments signed the tripartite Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement with three outfits — the Kuki National Army (KNA), Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA), and Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) — on August 22, 2008.

The 23-member delegation included Rajya Sabha MP Maharaj Sanajaoba, state Ministers Thounaojam Basanta Kumar, Govindas Konthoujam, Sapam Ranjan, Heikham Dingo, L. Rameshore, K. Robindro, Th. Shyamkumar, Kh. Joykishan.

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