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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government will hold peace talks with all Kuki militant groups and their issue will be resolved in the next five years. As the problem of Bodo militancy was solved in neighbouring Assam, no Kuki youth will have to carry arms anymore, Shah said in an election rally in Manipur’s Churachandpur district.
As per PTI report, Militant outfits such as Kuki National Organisation and United People’s Front were demanding a separate state for the Kuki tribe in Manipur. The government has signed a Suspension of Operation (SoO) with them.
“Have confidence in us, we will talk to all Kuki organisations, and a new life will be given to all Kuki youths to enable them to join the development of the nation, of the hills and of Manipur under PM Modi,” Mr Shah said.
He claimed that the Bodoland issue was solved in Assam.
“We have brought them (Bodo rebels) to the path of development and today, no Bodo youths have weapons in their hands. Instead, they have motorcycle keys, keys to industries and laptops,” Shah said. The same has been done in Karbi areas and more than 9,500 people associated with militancy in the North East have surrendered and joined the mainstream, the BJP leader said in the poll rally.
Urging the people to bring the BJP back in power for the second time in a row in Manipur, Mr Shah claimed that Chief Minister N Biren Singh in the last five years has freed the state from bandhs and blockades and is leading the state to the path of peace and development.
