Zeliangrong Peace Committee formed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 20, 2013:
A new peace mediation committee of the Zeliangrongs known as Zeliangrong Peace Committee was constituted during a special meeting of ZU Central Executive at Tamenglong headquarters on Dec 18 with D Dikambui and M Kamei as the convenor and secretary respectively.
The committee is formed to assist the ZU (AMN) in restoration and maintenance of peace among the different UG factions operating in Zeliangrong areas, a statement issued by the general secretary of ZU (AMN), K Poushinglung informed.
The meeting took serious note of the frequent armed clashes among different armed groups in Zeliangrong areas during festive season which resulted in death and injuries of many cadres, including the recent clashes at Phalong and Khumji.
The operational area of the peace committee should be the Zeliangrong inhabited areas of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, it said.
The meeting also decided to appoint unit wise members from the three States and also to co-opt the previous members of Zeliangrong Elders Forum of Peace Brokers and Peace Committee formed recently at Tamenglong headquarters by different frontal organisations of Tamenglong into the said committee in the next sitting of Zeliangrong Peace Committee.