To end ongoing Manipur crisis, UNLF signed peace pact with Govt

Imphal: The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), a Meitei revolutionary outfit based in the Manipur Valley, signed a peace accord with the government on Wednesday November 29.

This was confirmed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Amit Shah has termed the signing of the peace agreement between the UNLF and the government from Manipur as a “historic milestone”.
A peace agreement was signed between the UNLF and the government in New Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The UNLF signed the peace agreement in New Delhi.”

It may be mentioned here that UNLF is the oldest valley-based armed group of Manipur.

“UNLF, the oldest valley-based armed group of Manipur, has agreed to renounce violence and join the mainstream,” said Amit Shah.

Shah added: “I welcome them to the democratic processes and wish them all the best in their journey on the path of peace and progress.”

Earlier, reports claimed that Manipur government was on the verge of arriving at a peace settlement with the UNLF.

“This is the first time a valley-based Manipuri armed group has agreed to return to mainstream by abjuring violence and agreeing to honour the Constitution of India and laws of the land,” the ministry of home affairs (MHA) stated in a statement.

UNLF, founded in 1964, is one of the most prominent Meitei insurgent groups in the Northeast state of Manipur.