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By : Correspondent/Staff Reporter
Insisting on dialogue, KNO refuses to pact extension, UPF for extension till Aug Govt keeps date with SoO signatories, mixed results
DELHI/IMPHAL, Dec 5 : Even as the United People's Front has agreed to the proposal of the Government to extend the Suspension of Operation pact till August next year, the Kuki National Organisation has refused to any extension proposal, insisting that written assurance be given by the Centre that a political dialogue would soon start.
As notified earlier, officials from the Union Home Minister, officials from the State Government and representatives from the KNO and the UPA, the two conglomerate organisations of Kuki armed groups met at Hotel Ashok, New Delhi today.
Significantly the Government officials met the repre- sentatives of KNO and UPA separately.
The meeting was first held with the KNO representatives at 2 pm, while the meeting with UPF was held later at 4 pm.
Talking to our Delhi correspondent, KNO spokesperson Seilen Haokip said, “Today we sat down for the talk for only 10 minutes, wherein representatives from the Centre and the State Government were present. When the Joint Secretary of the Union Home Ministry (North East), Shambu Singh asked for extending the SoO pact for another year, we demanded a written statement/assurance from the Union Home Ministry that the political dialogue would start. We also made it clear that even if we sign the SoO pact, it would be for three months and not one year.
“We also reminded the Government that we have waited for 7 years to start a political dialogue,” said Seilen Haokip.
“On November 22 we verbally agreed with the Government of Manipur to wait till the Parliament session gets over to start the dialogue, but that was only in principal,” said Haokip
The Government representatives, both from the Centre and the State however could not give any assurance and hence we asked them to convey our stand to the Union Home Minister, added Seilen.
On being contacted, PRO in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kuldeep Singh in- formed our Delhi Correspondent that “The SoO pact with UPF is signed and has been extended till August”.
Since the proposal mooted by the KNO to review the SoO pact within a period of two months and start a political dialogue was too short, it was decided to discuss the matter later, he explained.
Speaking to The Sangai Express a Government official who took part in the talk said that nothing is as yet clear on the question of extending the pact, as far as the KNO, is concerned.
Everything may become clear by tomorrow, he said.
However the UPF has agreed to the proposal to extend the pact till August 21 next year, he said and added that the Centre, the State Government and the UPF have signed the extension pact.
Talking to The Sangai Express, convenor of the UPF, Aaron Kipgen said that after the ongoing session of Parliament gets over, Joint Secretary (Home, NE in charge), Shambu Singh and other officials will arrive at Imphal on December 30 or 31 to chalk out the ground modalities for the political dialogue to start.
The Zomi Re-unification Front, which recently switched side from the KNO to the UPF was also a signatory to the SoO extension.
It was also agreed that the stipend for the cadres of KRA (U), which is with the UPF, will be deposited in the account of the UPF, said Kipgen further.
Other than Shambu Singh, Joint Director of Intelligence Bureau and an official from the Military Intelligence represented the Centre.
Chief Secretary DS Poonia led the State officials which also included Additional DGP LM Khaute.
On the other hand, the earlier plan that the KNO and the UPF would sit down together and talk things over before today's talk did not materialise.
The proposed meeting was supposed to discuss the central idea of the demand put up by the Kuki State Demand Committee and other points.
BONGSAA........... to all COOKIES
Talk with Joint Secretary level and only for 10 minutes.... also UPF & KNO come up wit different mood. phoo...phooo...phooo.. wat a funny talk. All Kukies are waiting for 7 years & GOI give 10 minutes for talk under Jnt Sec Level,, wah...wah...wah.... I'm sure that Ministry from GOI like PM/HM doesn't know about this talk hapenning. So at last KUKI got their STATE... hahahaha..
dear
Ten minutes meeting is quite enough for you my dear kuki brothers....you should happy about that because you just met Indian representatives...multiply 7 years into 100 and then we will see.....but stop dreaming about separate kuki state!!!
dear 2
10 min. Doesn't matter.. Ua nt goin fo side seeing dere... Itz wel n good datz hw a leader sud b.. M uo next membr. support u... Let d other tribles like d kacha nagas b jealos of us..
KAJOLPA
10 minuts is mor than enuf to entertain da ministry oficials wit their colorful paintd dreamland Map..KNO demand fr BONGSA(beef) n UPF fr VAUKSA(pork)..haha.. 7yrs is jus da bginin u stil hav anothr generation to go... Every talks on any political solution takes hrs n hrs on da table...hey ! Calculate dis 10 minuts in 7yrs? Haha:-P wat a mighty joke..then for 60 minuts it wil tak 42yrs..haha.. Start teaching ur children fr the next round of talks...
hello my dear Telsing KNO/KNA
dear TELSING @KNA nothing to do start killing UPF cadre again. At last KNO groyup should be only KNA. this si called TELSING ARMY.
lyunn
Let hope for the assurance. Political dialogue to start. If the assurance didn't materialise, we can start arms struggle till our last drop of blood. Let prepare for the best or the worst.
danial
hail...the KNO have taken the right step.I really appreciate the steps taken by the KNO as a true son of a mighty kuki nation.Every reasonable person even in the zeliangrong community will salute your brave decision.without political talk,SoO is nothing but a certificate to loot the public in broad day light.the people are always with u,go on KNO ...
The proverbial Red Shawl
UPF is worst than the proverbial ancestors who demanded red shawls. They are just interested in stipends, et al. Stipends in exchange for freedom.
Kukis -- Helpless Beggars
Only 10 Mins!!!! Thatz great!! U atleast got 10mins to beg.... What did they replied when u beg?? Didn't they scolded like ''Go away Myanmarese Refugees... Better beg with Yangoon'' Just seeing at their faces the ministers might have replied'' We even haven't heard about Kukis'? We only used to have 'Cookies'in our breakfast... Lol... Hahaha.... Kukis Demanding State!!! Don't build castle in the air my friends... Better keep silent..... Stop begging....
Hejang Misao
This is the reason why the valley insurgent groups pooh pooh the Indian government calls for negotiation. The Indian government sincerity towards the NE issue is shrouded with doubt. When Chinese incursion takes place the centre is very swift in action - the question here is: Is the NE which is not even consider mainland just a buffer states. Perpetuating the arms movement in the NE is the doing of the central government. There should be meaning in the arm revolutionary shunning the path of violence and coming for talk.
singsit
one should be happy for the hills people to have a say about their demands.ten minutes is too sufficient to let them know about kuki stand becos the nagas has already made the road clear.the nagas n kukis r the term coin by the british;but how about those kom.zeliangrongs.maring.etc etc of manipur nagas who supported their neighbour state blindly.they were kuki before 20 years n now naga..will they be bihari after another 20 years from now??????they jump from one to another for better shelter n comfort like a nomadic people of ancient times.kukis also have a major similarity of culture.language.norms n way of life to the mizos.but we never go for the greater mizoram campaign nor called ourselves mizos despite its codified nomenclature.so...the solution for the kuki n nagas is a talk for the union territory...
Nagalim fronrier
Hahahahaha Go Back home for your mommas is cooking CHAKKEMBOM with rats hurry or someone may drop shit thinking a food for DOgs.
UPF
UPF does not have any objectives. For them extortion without govt interference is sufficient. so SoO for another one year means freedom to extort. As for KNO they are serious representatives of Kukis and must be a force to reckon with. So every kuki prays for their success. Long live KNO and Zalengam.
Refugee
Show them no mercy. These people are like leech sucking the blood of the civilian. What dialogue are these thugs talking about? The strongroom key is with the army, lock the armory with unbreakable iron bar and teach them lesson that will never forget in their life.
