Naga Talks: Centre to Consult Manipur Before Taking Final Decision

New Delhi, October 31, 2019:

Manipur Chief Minister Y Joykumar, who led an all-party delegation to New Delhi yesterday over apprehensions regarding the Naga peace talks between the Central Government and the NSCN (IM), has broken his silence regarding the Government's response.

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Speaking exclusively to Inside Northeast, the Deputy CM said that after meeting top-tier Central leaders in the national capital, the delegation was assured that the Centre would consult the leaders from Manipur before taking any decision.

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"We were told that all states --Arunachal, Manipur, Assam - will be taken into consulted, before the Centre takes a final call. We are quite satisfied with that", he said.

Meanwhile, the people of Manipur have raised a hue-and-cry as the protracted talks between the GoI and the Isaak-Muivah faction of the NSCN seemingly draws towards a close.

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Fearing that the ‘final solution’ to the Naga issue will compromise the ‘territorial integrity of Manipur, people from the state’s various districts have started protesting demanding the protection of their lands.

It may be mentioned here that the Government Interlocutor, R N Ravi, has set a deadline of October 31 for conclusion of the talks which is expected to bring a solution to the oldest insurgency in the Northeast.

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