
Assam CM meets Kuki insurgent groups with peace plan in Guwahati
The Hindu
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday met Kuki militant groups offering them a peace plan on behalf of the Central Government.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday met Kuki militant groups offering them a peace plan on behalf of the Central Government.
The armed groups had signed a suspension of operation (SoO) pact with the Centre and the Manipur Government in 2008 for a political settlement of their demands for self-governance.
On Monday, a 22-year-old tribal man identified as Muansang was killed after he was hit by a bullet at Loilaphai village on the boundary of Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts in Manipur.
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The attack took place when Governor Anusuiya Uikey was visiting a relief camp in Churachandpur district.
“The exact circumstances of the attack are not known as the area lies between two district boundaries. There was no State police or Central police force deployed in the area at the time of the incident. The place is not among the identified vulnerable areas,” Karthik Malladi, Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur, told The Hindu.