Kuki leaders in dark on SoO extension
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network

New Delhi, August 25 2014: It's already three days the current term of Suspension of Operation (SoO) between the Government, the Kuki National Organisaion (KNO) and the United Peoples' Front (UPF) expired but the leaders of both the umbrella underground organisations are still in dark when they will formally sign the extension pact of SoO.

The current SoO term expired on August 22 but as Principal Secretary Suresh Babu of Government of Manipur is on leave the formal signing for the extension of the SoO is yet to be done.

The Manipur Government Principal Secretary is to take an initiative as a formality for any tripartite meeting involving either KNO or UPF with Manipur Government and New Delhi.

Meanwhile, a well placed source from UPF informed Newmai News Network today that Principal Secretary Suresh Babu had told the outfit that he will inform them to come straight to New Delhi any day for the tripartite meeting.

The UPF expects that the tripartite meeting is likely to take place within this week.

On the other hand, a KNO source said the outfit was informed from certain quarters that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had already intimated the Manipur Government that the SoO was 'already extended' with the outfit except for the formality.

It can be noted here that both the leaders of KNO and UPF had met Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi last week.

The Minister had reportedly assured both the groups that the Government would initiate to begin political dialogues soon.

Following this assurance, both KNO and UPF agreed to extend the SoO after it expires on August 22 .

Defence Secretary of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) T.S.Haokip met Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on August 16 in New Delhi and discussed on the much hyped commencement of the political dialogue between the two parties.

The Union Minister of State for Home had assured the KNO leader to engage in the political dialogue soon.

Few days before that, the UPF leaders too were assured by the Union Minister for the starting of dialogue.

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