Months after peace pact with United National Liberation Front, Manipur sees rise in extortion cases
The Hindu
Three months after the Union government and the Manipur government signed a peace agreement with one of the factions of the UNLF, officials said the terms of the pact — which include monitoring of the armed cadres — are not available to the central security agencies.
Three months after the Union government and the Manipur government signed a peace agreement with one of the factions of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), the oldest valley-based armed insurgent group, officials said the terms of the pact — which include monitoring of the armed cadres — are not available to the central security agencies.
A senior government official told The Hindu there has been a sharp rise in cases of extortion in the valley areas of the State “in the name of UNLF”.
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Neither has a camp been designated for holding the armed cadres nor has the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) or the State Police been nominated to monitor the movement of the cadres, a second government official said. The total number of cadres and the monthly stipend to be allocated to the cadres is also not known.
After a peace pact with an insurgent group is signed, camps are earmarked for the cadres and their weapons and ammunitions are accounted for through regular checks conducted by the nominated security force.
In 2008, after the Manipur government, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and 24 Kuki insurgent groups formalised a Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact, the Assam Rifles was designated as the monitoring agency. The pact, extended annually, is set to expire on February 28.
After the ethnic violence erupted in the State between the tribal Kuki-Zo people and the Meitei community on May 3, 2023, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh claimed that SoO groups had violated ground rules and instigated the violence. Meitei civil society groups have demanded that the pact not be extended by the MHA.
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