Govt yet to invite KNO for SoO extension pact
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, December 14 2012:
Even though New Delhi has intimated Kuki National Organisation (KNO) officially yesterday in writing that political dialogue would commence soon, no invitation has come from the Government till today to sign for extension of Suspension of Operation (SoO) .
Sources from the KNO informed NNN this evening that no official invitation from the Government has come forth till today.
The SoO term between the Government and the KNO expired on November 22.The KNO had refused to sign for the next extension of SoO term during the meeting at New Delhi on December 5 insisting that unless a written assurance is given first for beginning the long awaited political dialogue on Kuki issue, it would not agree to the extension.
As of now, the KNO has not abrogated the SoO nor has it signed for the extension.
SoO was first signed seven years ago but till date no political dialogue has begun albeit there have been periodical 'tripartite' meetings involving the KNO, the Manipur government and the Centre.
The KNO had warned on more than one occasion that non-holding of political dialogues would jeopardise the ongoing SoO agreement.
On November, KNO had even threatened to abrogate SoO if the political dialogue was not begun by November 22 .
Dr Seilen Haokip, spokesman of the KNO told a strong posse of journalists in New Delhi last month that the KNO could no longer go on like this saying the outfit had waited without holding any political dialogue for seven long years.