SoO Meeting to Decide on Designated Camps

Camp Locations, and Honorarium issues

Imphal, Mar 25 : A meeting of signatories of the Suspension of Operation, SoO, namely representatives of the Union and state governments and Kuki militant groups under KNO and UPF will be convened tomorrow morning around 10 am at 1st Manipur Rifles Banquet Hall.

According to a highly placed official source the SoO meeting between the government representatives and leaders of the Kuki militant groups will chalk out the finalisation of approved designated camps as proposed by various Kuki militants operating under the KNO and UPF.

The meeting will also discuss over the enhancement of the honorarium provided to the cadres of the militants under SoO under the agreed upon surrender policy of the Government of the India.

The source further mentioned that the meeting tomorrow will be attended by Navin Verma, joint secretary Northeast, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, representing the Government of India, chief secretary Manipur DS Poonia and commissioner home V Vumlungmang representing Government of Manipur and official representatives of the Army, CRPF, Assam Rifles and BSF.

The source also said soon after the SoO meeting there will be an official meeting of Strategic Operation Group (SOG) at the conference of Old Secretariat Imphal around 3 pm which will be presided by the chief secretary DS Poonia and attended by Central delegates and official of the Army and paramilitary forces like AR, CRPF and BSF.

The meeting will review the state law and order situation in the state the official source added.

via The Imphal Free Press