After Delhi talk with MHA officials....
CSOs hold follow-up talks with Governor
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, July 02 2025: As a follow-up to the recent third round of talks held between a delegation of CSOs from Manipur and the Ministry of Home Affairs at New Delhi, representatives of AMUCO, COCOMI and FOCS held a meeting with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan this evening.

Chief Secretary PK Singh, DGP Rajiv Singh, Commissioner (Home) N Ashok Kumar and Security Advisor Kuldiep Singh were also present at the meeting where the points agreed between the CSOs and MHA officials at the New Delhi meeting were deliberated.

Speaking to media persons on behalf of the three CSOs at Manipur Press Club after the meeting, COCOMI convenor Khuraijam Athou-ba said that they held a meeting with the Governor for it is the State Government which must translate the points of agreement reached with the MHA into action.

Though restoration of peace in the State was the primary agenda, the meeting also deliberated on the plight of the displaced people, updating the NRC, identification of immigrants, ensuring free movement on National Highways, the plight of farmers and the Gwaltabi incident.

The delegation of CSOs and the MHA agreed that the integrity of Manipur and its territorial boundary are non-negotiable, Athouba said.

The Governor informed the CSOs that resettlement of displaced people would be started from the current month in a phased manner.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla also stated that the enquiry report on the Gwaltabi incident would be placed in public domain within two weeks, said Athouba, conveying what the Governor had stated during their meeting.

In view of the recent firing by suspected Kuki militants on farmers at Phubala in Bishnupur district, 1000 MR and IRB personnel would be deployed in the area in addition to the CAPF personnel already deployed there.

An enquiry is going on into the incident.

In the meantime, flying squads have been formed under DCs to respond immediately to such incidents in the future, the Governor told the CSOs.

Manipur Police will soon issue a statement in this regard, Athouba said.

The Governor and the top officials of the State Government also told the CSOs that biometrics of 13,945 illegal immigrants were collected and 13,917 illegal immigrants have been deported in the back-drop of the Ministry of Home Affair's directive to identify and deport illegal immigrants.

The Government officials said that they have been working to implement the plan for ensuring free movement on National Highways within the current month.

"We have already made it clear that we will support the Government's efforts to ensure free movement on National Highways", Athouba said.

Out of around 62,000 people displaced by the violent crisis, around 57,000 people are still taking refuge in relief camps.

The processes of identification of the places/villages where resettlement can be done, construction of prefabricated houses, re-construction of 7000 new houses which were completely destroyed and renovation of 4000 houses which were partially damaged are going on.

The CSOs once again assured the Government that they would support every initiative aimed at restoring peace and normalcy in the State, he said.

The CSOs will exert pressure from time to time to put into action all the points of agreement reached with the MHA.

"We also suggested the MHA to hold the next round of talks at Imphal", Athouba said.

Representatives of AMUCO and FOCS were also present at the press meet.

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