Senapati, July 23: The United Naga Council (UNC) has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately terminate the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant groups, alleging repeated violations of the ceasefire framework and growing threats to security along the India-Myanmar border.

In a six-page memorandum submitted to the Union Home Minister through the Deputy Commissioner of Senapati, the UNC claimed that the existing security framework in Manipur had failed to curb cross-border militancy and protect Naga villages from attacks.

The memorandum cites what it describes as at least 30 incidents of arson, ambushes, abductions and armed attacks targeting Naga villages since January this year, some allegedly involving cadres operating under the SoO framework. It also refers to cross-border incursions from Myanmar and alleges lapses in enforcement of the ceasefire ground rules.

Among its key demands, the UNC has called for the immediate abrogation of the SoO agreement with all Kuki militant groups, the declaration of the Kuki National Front-President (KNF-P) as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and a review of security arrangements along the Indo-Myanmar border.

The council has also sought federal prosecution of those named in the memorandum, action against allegedly complicit police personnel, and the removal of Manipur minister Nemcha Kipgen, alleging that her continuation in office could undermine public confidence in the investigation into the Leilon incident.

The UNC further urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to engage directly with Naga customary institutions in designing a long-term security and reconciliation framework for Manipur’s hill districts, arguing that durable peace requires both effective law enforcement and political legitimacy.

Copies of the memorandum have also been sent to the Chief Justice of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.