UNLF, banned armed group of Manipur, signs peace accord: 'A historic milestone'
were among several Meitei extremist organisations in Manipur banned by the Union home ministry earlier this month. The decision to declare many Meitei extremist organisation as “unlawfull" was taken in the wake of ongoing violence in the northeastern state. On Sunday, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said his government was holding talks with an Imphal Valley-based insurgent group.
He had ensured that a peace accord would be signed soon. Speaking to PTI-Video, Singh had said, "We are advancing, and we are expecting to sign a peace accord with one big UG (underground organisation) very shortly," the chief minister said. He, however, had refrained from naming the underground organisation.
Now, Amit Shah's tweet confirmed on Wednesday that the UNLF agreed to renounce violence. “Modi govt’s relentless efforts to establish permanent peace in the Northeast have added a new chapter of fulfilment as the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) signed a peace agreement, today in New Delhi," Shah said. Manipur has been witnessing incidents of ethnic violence since May 3 this year, after a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
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