Seventeen months after ethnic tensions first broke out in Manipur, a number of Meitei and Naga MLAs from Manipur are more likely to attend the talks that the Ministry of Residence Affairs (MHA) has convened in Delhi Tuesday to resolve the disaster, The Indian Categorical has learnt. These are the primary talks being convened by the MHA for the reason that ethnic battle broke out in Might 2023.
Kh Ibomcha Singh, the BJP MLA from Lamlai within the Meitei-majority Imphal valley, confirmed that he was in Delhi and would attend the assembly together with ministers Th Biswajit Singh, Govindas Konthoujam and Sapam Ranjan Singh. Meitei MLAs Th Radheshyam Singh and Tongbram Robindro Singh, and Naga allies akin to Manipur minister Awangbo Newmai, Ram Muivah and Losii Dikho may even attend the assembly, he mentioned.
All three Naga leaders are from the BJP ally Naga Peoples’ Entrance.
Considerably, the Manipur meeting 40 from the Imphal valley, 10 Kuki-Zo and 10 Naga legislators.
“The assembly can be underneath the supervision of the Ministry of Residence Affairs and this would be the first such formal assembly. Hopefully, most will attend and there may be talks for peace,” mentioned MLA Ibomcha.
Aside from these, BJP minister Th Basantha Singh and legislators Kh Raghumani Singh and Th Shyamkumar additionally left for Delhi Monday. In the meantime, Raj Bhavan sources mentioned Manipur Governor Lakshman Acharya additionally left the assembly.
One other Meitei MLA who can be attending mentioned: “We hope that this assembly may be step one in direction of peace.”
It’s but unsure if Kuki-Zomi leaders will attend the assembly. In line with BJP minister and Kuki MLA from Chandel Letpao Haokip, he has but to verify his attendance.
“They (Kuki-Zomi MLAs) have all obtained the invites round three days in the past however I can not converse for the others. I can not verify whether or not I’ll attend. There are a selection of various points being addressed,” he mentioned.
In line with sources, a gaggle of Kuki-Zomi MLAs met in Delhi Monday night to debate the query of who ought to attend on behalf of the group.
The battle in Manipur first broke out on Might 3 final 12 months and now raged on for 17 months with none important breakthrough in discussions. Though the Manipur Legislative Meeting has convened thrice for the reason that begin of the battle, the Kuki-Zomi MLAs have largely stored away citing security considerations.
In June 2023, the Centre had created a 51-member “peace committee” headed by then governor Anusuiya Uikey, however this try proved unsuccessful, with representatives from either side refusing to come back to the desk.
Calls to the MHA for a remark went unanswered.
