Imphal, May 24 2009: The state government has authorised the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and the IGP (Intelligence) to sign the tripartite agreement with the Lallumba faction of KCP (MC) on behalf of the state government, a highly inform source said today.

A meeting of the state cabinet convened under the chair of the Chief Minister, O Ibobi on May 19 had approved signing of the tripartite agreement proposed by the Home Department with the Lallumba faction of KCP (MC).

The Cabinet thoroughly deliberated upon the tripartite agreement prepared by the Home Department including the draft rehabilitation package proposed to be offered to the faction.

Following the approval of the Cabinet, the state government has entrusted Additional Chief Secretary (Home), DS Poonia and IGP (Intelligence), LM Khoute to represent the Manipur government in the negotiation for signing the agreement with the leaders of the KCP (MC) faction and the Central government.

IGP (Intelligence), LM Khoute will also be the chairman of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) after the tripartite agreement apart from supervising the implementation of the ground rules to be enforced which would be effective once the tripartite agreement is signed, the source informed.

It may be mentioned here that the state government has started preparation of ground rules and other packages to be offered to the KCP(MC) Lallumba @ Hitendra faction since the last part of 2008 when the faction approached the Union government for en-masse surrender of its cadres to the government authority.

They made the approach through Assam Rifles authority.

The ceasefire between the faction with the Government of India and the State Government has already become effective since the first round of tripartite talks held in New Delhi.

As the chairman of the faction, Lallumba had recently claimed the faction has over 370 cadres in three separate base camps of the group.

A total of 123 cadres including four female are reportedly staying at the first base camp, 75 cadres in the second base camp while over 100 cadres in the third base camp which is also served as the training centre of the outfit.

The faction in January this year declared that Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Thoubal, Tamenglong, Senapati, Imphal East and Imphal West districts are the area of operation of the outfit with its headquarters somewhere in Senapati area.

Apart from Lallumba alias Hitendra is the chairman of the faction, Rousow is the general secretary, Johney is the finance secretary, Naba is the chief of army, Kebi is the organisation secretary and Prem is the operation commander.

Four rounds of tripartite talks have held since November last year till today with regard to the modality and package to be offered to the faction for mass surrender.

Among others, the draft ground rules prepared by the state government includes payment of Rs.4000 per month to each of the registered cadres of the KCP(MC) group surrendered to the government as per the agreement.

Staying of its cadres at the surrenders rehabilitation centre being set up at Jiribam sub-division by the state government are some of the package also included in the draft rehabilitation package.

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