MHA yet to extend Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo groups a month after expiry
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has yet to extend the Suspension of Operations pact with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups in Manipur following its expiration. The government is conditioning the renewal on the surrender of weapons amid ongoing ethnic violence.
Why it matters
The status of this pact is critical to managing the volatile security situation and ethnic conflict in the northeastern state of Manipur.
Amid continuing violence between the Naga and Kuki communities in Manipur, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to extend the Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with the Kuki-Zo insurgent groups, a month after the one-year agreement expired.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Senapati, a Naga-dominated district in Manipur, on October 7. This will be his second visit to the State since the 2023 violence. He had visited Imphal in April 2024 to address a political rally ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
During Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan’s review of the security situation in the State on September 30, a senior government official said it was decided to send 30 more companies of the CRPF (around 3,000 personnel) and two battalions of CoBRA (around 2,000 personnel) for deployment in the State.
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