Assam CM refutes SoO outfit's allegations
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 20 2023:
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has refuted the allegations of having nexus with Kuki militants under Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement in Manipur, raised by chairman of one of the SoO groups.
In a statement, Himanta said that some baseless allegations have been levelled against him recently in social media posts on understanding with some UG leaders of Manipur.
It is reiterated that there is no engagement with any such elements, he clarified.
Himanta said that 25 armed groups of Kuki/Zomi/Hmar ethnic communities are under Soo in Manipur, which was first signed in 2008 by the then Congress government.
The appeal mentioned on the social media post is written by the self-styled chairman of one of these groups, who was under investigation for his involvement in the arms pilferage case from the armoury of 2nd MR in 2018 .
The BJP state government transferred the case to NIA for investigation, indicating its seriousness in such cases.
The involved persons were charge-sheeted by NIA, which negates any suspicion of any compromise as alleged in the appeal.
The said appeal is a desperate attempt by an individual to save himself.
Any insinuation of understanding with the said individual is baseless and devoid of merit, the Assam CM and NEDA convenor added.