The current term of Suspension of Operation (SoO) for both KNO and UPF ends on August 22.However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has reportedly written to the State Government of Manipur few days earlier that SoO will be extended and tripartite meetings with both KNO and UPF will be held on later dates in New Delhi, according to the information received by Newmai News Network this evening.
Suresh Babu, Principal Secretary of the Government of Manipur is on leave and without him there will be some technical problem on the tripartite meetings with KNO and UPF, stated a source.
Sources said that KNO and UPF had intimated to the Government that they would sign for extension of another SoO term and following this development the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had informed the Government of Manipur on the matter.
"Even if the SoO extension paper is not signed immediately after its expiry on August 22 there will not be any issue since there is an understanding between the Government and the two umbrella underground organisations," stated the sources.
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 had agreed to extend the SoO after it expires on August 22 .
Defence Secretary of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) T.S.Haokip had 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 in the near future.
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 were also assured by the Union Minister for the starting of political dialogue.
Source: Hueiyen News Service
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