IMPHAL: Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh said the exact points of agreement reached between the Centre and the NSCN (IM) were not disclosed to him during his recent meeting with Union home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in New Delhi.
"The Centre has sought cooperation from the Manipur government, but the exact points of agreements, if any, were not disclosed. This being the case, it is not possible for me to give an official comment on the matter," he told mediapersons on Tuesday.
Ibobi Singh, nevertheless, said his government wishes that the Centre and NSCN (IM) reach an amicable solution and wind up the peace talks soon.
Hinting that nothing concrete has been worked out as of now pertaining to the peace talks, the chief minister said the people of the state should not worry and appealed to them to maintain peace and harmony.
The Naga civil bodies in Manipur have been demanding an alternative administrative arrangement for the community in the 'Naga areas' of the state.
On the other hand, the United Committee Manipur (UCM), which is campaigning to safeguard Manipur's territorial integrity, has warned that the UCM will launch a mass agitation that will be more intense than the one launched in 2001 if the state and the Centre take any decision against the interest of people of Manipur.
During the mass movement in June 2011, popularly known as the 'June uprising', 18 protestors were killed in police firing. The Manipur assembly building, the chief minister's bungalow, quarters of several ministers and various political party offices, including those of Congress, BJP and CPI, were also torched in the protest.
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