Manipur assembly on Thursday unanimously resolved to urge the Central Government to completely abrogate the Suspension of Operations (SOO) pact with all the Kuki-Zo militant groups. Chief minister N Biren Singh stated in X, “The 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly on the 2nd day of its 5th session, unanimously resolved to urge the Central Government to completely abrogate the SoO pact with all the Kuki-Zo militant groups. Several organisations in their memorandum raised the urgent necessity to abrogate the Suspension of Operation (SOO) between the Government of India (GOI) and 24 Kuki Militant Groups to reinstate normalcy in Manipur while highlighting violations of the SOO agreements by Kuki militant groups since the onset of the crisis on May 3, 2023. The memorandum also alleged that SOO cadres are implicated in the ongoing conflict, drug trafficking, and narco-terrorism. Furthermore, the memorandum asserted evidence of foreign Chin Kuki Zo militant groups supporting SOO cadres, posing a threat to India’s internal security emphasizing the challenges faced by the people of Manipur, including highway blockades and various harassments by SOO cadres.

Source: Economic Times February 29, 2024 21:53 UTC