“We were near an agreement with Centre on May 3, 2023”: Kuki-Zo Insurgent Group’s Leader

By The Hindu

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Aron Kipgen, spokesperson of the United People’s Front (UPF), a Kuki-Zo insurgent group under the Suspension of Operations (SoO) pact with the Centre and Manipur government, said a crucial meeting with Government of India representatives was held in Imphal on May 2, 2023, a day before ethnic violence erupted. According to him, Kuki National Organisation (KNO)-UPF leaders were told that the 18-year-old peace process had reached a decisive stage and was close to a political settlement. He claimed the violence derailed talks that could have culminated in an agreement in New Delhi. According to Kipgen, the May 2, 2023 talks were held after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked negotiators to fast-track the peace process, signalling that the 18-year-old SoO framework should either culminate in a political settlement or be wound up. Kipgen said negotiations before May 2023 focused on an autonomy arrangement with executive, financial and judicial powers, but the post-violence displacement of

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