IMPHAL: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has called on the people of the state and all stakeholders to put up a united stand to ensure return of peace in the strife-torn state.
The Manipur chief minister made this statement while speaking at the reception programme of UNLF that signed a peace agreent with the government recently.
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The event was held at the Kangla Fort in Imphal, Manipur on Saturday (December 02).
Manipur CM Biren Singh also thanked the UNLF for shunning decades-long violence and returning to the mainstream.
“People must not discouraged them (UNLF) for adopting peace instead of staying in the jungles,” said Manipur CM Biren Singh.
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Earlier, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh had said that he is ‘grateful’ to union home minister Amit Shah for the peace deal signed between the government and the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
Valley-based Meitei militant organisation from Manipur – the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) – signed a peace agreement with the government on Wednesday (November 29).
It may be mentioned here that the UNLF is the oldest valley-based armed group of Manipur.
UNLF, founded in 1964, is one of the most prominent Meitei insurgent groups in the Northeast state of Manipur.