Joint Secy Shambhu Singh scheduled to visit Manipur

Joint Secretary (North East), ministry of home
affairs, Shambhu Singh

NEW DELHI, JUL 19 (AGENCIES) : Joint Secretary (North East), ministry of home affairs, Shambhu Singh is scheduled to visit Manipur for two days to “read the mind and start the initial process of peace talks” with the recently released Kangleipak Communist Party (MC) underground outfit’s self styled military secretary Lanheiba Meitei.

Singh will leave for Imphal early morning on Friday and return to the national Capital on Saturday night.
It may be noted that Singh had visited Imphal on June 9 and did the groundwork for the release of Lanheiba from the jail and started the process of peace talks.

KCP-MC leader Lanheiba was released from the Sajiwa central jail on July 13 and sent to Assam Rifle camp to initiate peace dialogue.

He was also responsible for planting an abortive car bomb inside governor’s house in Imphal on September 19, 2007 and also Ragailong bomb explosion on October 21, 2008 which had claimed 17 lives besides many other crimes.

Lanheiba was nabbed on June 28, last year from Bishnu Rabha Path of Basistha area in Guwahati. Although he was granted bail on July 9 by special NIA court but he failed to furnish the requisite bail surety for which his release from jail was delayed for few more days.

Talking to the media after his release Lanheiba said that he has decided to hold peace talks with the Centre and the state governments considering the peace and stability in Manipur. He further added that peaces talks with the government would continue depending on the “honesty and sincerity of the government.”