Tripartite talks to continue in December

IMPHAL | Sept 1 : The tenth round of the ongoing tripartite talk between the government of India, state government and United Naga Council (UNC) was held at the DRDA Conference Hall, Senapati district headquarter today.

The first round of Tripartite talk was held on March 19 last year to find a solution to the UNC’s demand to revoke the previous Congress government’s creation of seven new districts.

During the talk, the state government agreed that it could not come with a concrete proposal because of urgent issues before the government and requested for some more time to come out with a concrete proposal.

The state government expressed that it understands the sentiments of UNC and committed that it would come out with definite concrete plans in the next meeting which will be schedule in the first week of December, 2018.

The talk was chaired by joint secretary (NE), ministry of Home affairs. Satyendra Garg, Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry minister, V. Hangkhanlian; Education, Labour And Employment minister, Thokchom Radheshyam and Public Health Engineering, Printing and Stationary Minister, Losii Dikho, representing state government.

Secretary of Tribal Affairs and Hills, Athem Muivah, and secretary of Revenue, CAF and PD, T. Ranjit Singh assisted the ministers.

The UNC team was represented by president of UNC, Gaidon Kamei, general secretary of UNC, S. Milan, president All Naga Students` Association, Manipur, Joseph Adhani and president of Naga Women`s Union President, Asha Wungnam.