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In a significant decision, the Kuki-Zo Council decides to open the National Highway-02 for the free movement of commuters and essential goods


The decision came after a series of meetings between officials of MHA and a delegation of KZC in the last few days at New Delhi

KZC has given commitment to cooperate with Security Forces deployed by GoI to maintain peace along NH-02

A tripartite meeting among representatives of MHA, Govt. of Manipur, and Kuki National Organisation/KNO and United People’s Front/UPF also held at New Delhi

 The meeting concluded with the signing of a tripartite Suspension of Operations (SoO) Agreement on re-negotiated terms and conditions (ground rules) to be effective from the day of signing of the Agreement for a period of one year

Posted On: 04 SEP 2025 1:43PM by PIB Delhi

In a significant decision, the Kuki-Zo Council has decided today to open the National Highway-02 for the free movement of commuters and essential goods. The decision came after a series of meetings between officials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and a delegation of KZC in the last few days at New Delhi. KZC has given commitment to cooperate with Security Forces deployed by GoI to maintain peace along NH-02.

2.      Side by side, a tripartite meeting among representatives of MHA, Govt. of Manipur, and Kuki National Organisation/KNO and United People’s Front/UPF was also held at New Delhi today.  The meeting concluded with the signing of a tripartite Suspension of Operations (SoO) Agreement  on re-negotiated terms and conditions (ground rules) to be effective from the day of signing of the Agreement for a period of one year. Among other provisions, the revised ground rules reiterated:

  • The territorial integrity of Manipur.
  • Need for a negotiated solution to bring lasting peace and stability to the State of Manipur.
  • 3.      KNO and UPF have also agreed to:

  • Relocate seven designated camps away from areas vulnerable to conflict.
  • Reduce the number of designated camps.
  • Relocate the weapons with nearest CRPF/BSF camps.
  • Stringent physical verification of cadres by Security Forces to de-list foreign nationals, if any
  • 4.      Joint Monitoring Group will henceforth closely monitor enforcement of ground rules, and violations will be dealt with firmly in future, including review of the SoO Agreement. 

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