Imphal, Oct 29 (PTI) A Manipur delegation will soon meetPrime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issues related tothe state's territorial integrity in view of the ongoing peacetalks between the Centre and the NSCN (IM), the governmentsaid.
This was decided at an all-party meeting chaired by ChiefMinister N Biren Singh here last evening, it said in astatement.
Participants in the meeting decided to depute a teamcomprising five to seven members to be nominated by the chiefminister to the national capital to submit a memorandum to theprime minister, it said.
The memorandum will highlight the issue of territorialintegrity of Manipur and an appeal to inform the developmentson the Naga talks at the earliest.
The political parties, comprising representatives of theBJP, the Congress, the Trinamool Congress, the Shiv Sena, theCommunist Party of India, the JD(U), the NCP, the ManipurNationalist Democratic Party and others, also agreed toapproach respective central leaders to protect the territorialintegrity of Manipur.
The Naga People's Front (NPF), which is a part of theBJP-led coalition government in the state, did not attend themeeting.
In a press release, the NPF said "it stands for theintegration of all Naga-inhabited areas under oneadministrative roof and to work and assist in any possiblemanner to bring a peaceful solution to the Naga politicalissue."The NPF said it would not succumb to any pressure of anyleader or majority members in the government.
The objective of the NSCN (IM) is to establish a'Nagalim' (Greater Nagaland), consisting of all the Naga-inhabited areas of neighbouring Assam, Manipur, ArunachalPradesh and some portions of a neighbouring country, which itconsiders as the rightful homeland of the Nagas. PTI COR PRABH.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.