No talks yet with MHA: KNO, UPF
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 10 2026: There has been no meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement was last extended on September 4, 2025, said KNO & UPF clarified today.

The clarification came after reports of the MHA and SoO groups extending the agreement emerged.

"MHA and SoO (KNO & UPF) extended the peace agreement on 4 September 2025.No further meeting has taken place on this account," said the KNO and UPF in a statement.

"Unscrupulous agents, at a loss to churn up news items to make their profession worthwhile have put up the fake news.

More shocking is certain reputable media houses have troubled themselves to feature such news items without ascertaining its veracity prior to publishing..." the groups said.

On the territorial integrity clause mentioned in the reports, the KNO and UPF said, "assertions of 'territorial integrity,' other than that of the Union of India, is not only unconstitutional, but also seditious" .

In 2008, at the signing of the tripartite SoO agreement among GoI, KNO UPF and GoM, anomalous as is, typically, at the insistence of the majoritarian-led Government of Manipur, the clause was inserted in the Preamble.

This issue has occasionally caused confusion among certain communities, the groups said.

"It may be noted that at the time of signing the peace agreement, i.e.2008, pre-3 May 2023, the clause served no legal purpose other than to appease the majoritarian community.

SoO political demand for Territorial Council was consistent with preservation of the State's integrity," the groups said.

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