UCM Press Communiqué 07 August 2020
OFFICE OF THE
UNITED COMMITTEE MANIPUR (UCM)
H.O.: Lamphel Traffic Island, Imphal West.
Ref. No.: 34/PR/IPR/UCM2020 Dated: 07-Aug-2020
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
07-AUG-2020
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MANIPUR (KANGLEIPAK) WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY SOLUTIONS ON THE NAGA PEACE TALKS IF RESOLVED WITHOUT PRIOR CONSULTATION WITH THE PEOPLE
REPORTS ABOUT INKING THE FINAL NAGA PEACE AGREEMENT ON 15 AUGUST IS UNEXPECTED PEOPLE OF MANIPUR ARE PREPARED TO FACE ANY UNCERTAINTIES IF WE ARE BEING OVERLOOKED
The recent news about the final round of talks between Govt. of India (Gol) and various groups of NSCN including NSCN (IM) held on 7 August 2020 at New Delhi will not be possible if the Gol fails to consult the People of Manipur before any final agreement is made. We do welcome the initiative by the Gol to resolve the 23 years long pending peace process, however if the final agreement is made without consulting the various stake holders of the neighbouring states of Nagaland, and Manipur in particular, if the integrity and the identity of the state is at stake, the United Committee Manipur (UCM) and the People of Manipur will not accept any form of settlement if the negotiating parties overlook the aspiration of the people of Manipur.
It is now important to remind to the Hon’ble Home Minster of India Mr. Amit Shah that, in our last meeting with the Home Minister on 25 November, 2019 with an 18 member delegation of COCOMI (Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity) at New Delhi at his official residence in the presence of the Minister of State for Home Affairs Mr. G Kishan Reddy and our Hon’ble Chief Minster N Biren Singh and Education Minister Th Radheshyam, whatever we have discussed and agreed upon in the meeting, we urge the Home Minster to keep his words given to us and we must respect the mutual understanding we reached
upon on that meeting if the contentious Naga Peace Talk is to be settled peacefully. We are not against the peace talks, but we cannot compromise on the Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Territorial Integrity of Manipur.
The UCM is very closely observing the development in Delhi as the anxiety among the masses is getting high since the sudden reports of the final round of talks came out in media with a surprise, that too during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Reports about setting the date to ink the final agreement on 15 August, 2020
which is just a week time from now makes the people more anxious and if the news report is correct and if the talks goes accordingly to the news report, we can assure that by any chance if the people of Manipur is kept in the dark and overlooked, we can guarantee that the people of Manipur will take its own course of action to decide its own fate no matter what.
(BM YAIMA)
Secretary, IPR
UCM, Imphal
