IMPAL: The tripartite talks between the United Naga Council (UNC), the Government of Manipur and the Government of India, which resumed after a gap of about five years in Delhi last month, are scheduled to be held again on November 13 in the district headquarters of Senapati, 60 kilometers away. north of the state capital, Imphal, people familiar with the matter said.

The tripartite talk held in Delhi on October 11 discussed the UNC’s demand to reverse the creation of seven new districts by the Manipur Government on December 8, 2016.

The Delhi meeting was attended by MHA Advisor (North East) AK Mishra, Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi and Commissioner and Secretary (Home) N Ashok Kumar and seven UNC representatives. .

The tripartite talks began in 2017 and 11 rounds of talks have been held so far. But so far no progress has been made.

It may be worth mentioning here that the UNC, an apex body of the Nagas in Manipur, has “temporarily suspended” its proposed 48-hour total Bandh in the Naga areas of the state from midnight on October 3, 2024 after the resumption of the tripartite conversation. in October.

On September 11 this year, the UNC submitted an ultimatum to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding that the Manipur government’s decision to create seven new districts in the state, namely Jiribam, Kamjong, Kakching, Tengnoupal, Noney, Pherzawl and Kangpokpi.

Earlier, the number of districts in the state was nine – four in the valley, namely Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal and Bishnupur and five in the hills, namely Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati, Tamenglong and Ukhrul.