Imphal, May 17 : Talks with the Kuki UG groups over the ground rules of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the State Govt will formally begin at the Central level from May 19, a reliable source from the State Home Department disclosed to The Sangai Express today.
According to the official source, Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh and DGP Y Joykumar will be representing the State Government in the talk with the Kuki UG outfits which is slated to begin from May 19 .
The meeting which would discuss the issue related to the Suspension of Operation (SoO) would be chaired by Joint Secretary North East in-charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the source said, adding that the representatives of United Progressive Front (UPF) which is the apex body of the Kuki outfits and KNO are also expected to take part in the meeting.
The official further disclosed that the talks to be held formally at the Central level for the first time on May 19 after signing of the SoO with the Army would finalise the ground rules of the operation.
The ground rules formulated by the State Government and later submitted to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs after the same was duly passed by the State Cabinet would be tabled for discussion during the talks, the source said, adding that the representatives of the UPF and KNO are likely to express their opinions on the said ground rules.
If case the ground rules of the Suspension of Operation could be finalised without any hitch during the talks on May 19, then the State Government would be facilitating several rounds of meeting with the representatives of UPF and KNO. Contrary to the earlier decision of not allowing participation of KNO in any meeting convened by the State Government, the State Cabinet has approved participation of the KNO.
At the time of signing the SoO with the Indian Army, the UPF camp comprises KNF (S), UKLF, KRA, KLA, ZRA and HPC (D) while that of KNO/KLA include KLA, KNF (MC), KNF (Z), HPC and USRA.
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