Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that the Center would hold talks with all insurgent groups in Manipur to resolve the state’s insurgency issues by bringing all rebels to the negotiating table.
Home minister Shah, speaking at an election rally in Thoubal, said that so far, 9,500 insurgents from Assam and other northeastern states have surrendered and joined the mainstream.
“There will be no fire to any Manipuri youth, no youth will go to jail. All the cadres of rebel outfits would come into the Center and they would work for the development of Manipur and the country,” Shah said.
In addition, he went on to say that if smuggling and illegal trade were stopped, Manipur would become a drug-free state.
Moreover, he said that Manipur’s territorial integrity will be preserved.
Meanwhile, the NSCN-IM has been demanding the integration of Naga-dominated areas of neighbouring states Manipur, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh, so Shah’s promise to protect the state’s territorial integrity is significant.
The first phase of Manipur’s 60-member assembly elections took place on Monday, with the second phase taking place on March 5 in the remaining 22 seats.
However, the results of the election will be announced on March 10.
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