CM: Manipur may leave SoO if militants break rules

Imphal, Jul 25 Manipur government would pull back from the Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement signed with militant outfits and the Centre, if the aggressors damage standard procedures, Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said.

Biren's statement came after an opposition MLA encouraged him in the Assembly to give a statement on the killing of a school girl at the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh on Sunday.

Biren said the government got a report that the school young lady was shot dead inside her home supposedly by an activist having a place with Kuki National Army (KNA).

The issue was insinuated to the Centre for making a move, the chief minister said yesterday.

The SoO was marked by the Centre, Manipur government and two aggregates of Kuki aggressor outfits - Kuki National Organisations and United Peoples Front. The agreement was first marked in 2008 and extended occasionally.

KNA has a place with one of the combinations.

Two months ago, the Manipur chief minister had said that the SoO was a "disappointment" as security forces were 'not genuine's in their endeavors, and had communicated worry over regular infringement of SoO conditions by militants.

Many of the militants who are a piece of SoO wander at their will and don't remain in their assigned camps, along these lines damaging the conditions, Biren had said.