Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 07 2010:
Director in-charge of North East, Union Home Ministry Dr Mehanathan has arrived here today in connection with the meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) scheduled to be held tomorrow.
With the involvement of the Central, SoO has been signed as a tripartite agreement between the State Government and two umbrella bodies of various Kuki UG groups, namely UPF and KNO, to facilitate peace talks.
The meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group to held at the banquet hall of Ist MR with Chief Secretary DS Poonia in the chair would have wide ranging discussion on various issues including matters related to violation of ground rules, extortion, etc with the leaders of the SoO signatory UG groups.
In signing SoO with the Government, there are in all 8 Kuki UG groups under the umbrella of UPF, and 11 others under KNO.
After the end of the Joint Monitoring Group meeting tomorrow, Dr Mehanathan would also attend another meeting of the Strategic Operation Group later in the afternoon.
Whether, there is going to be talks with the KCP Lallumba group while the Union Home Ministry official is at Imphal could not be ascertained.