Guwahati, June 15 -- Manipur BJP spokesperson T. Michael Lamjathang Haokip has formally urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honor the Manipur Assembly's unanimous February 2024 resolution and not extend the controversial Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement.

This agreement, signed with various Kuki, Zomi, and Hmar insurgent groups, had its last extension deadline on February 29, 2024.

Under the tripartite SoO agreement, involving the two dozen insurgent groups, the Centre, and the state government, militants are bound by strict ground rules. These include prohibitions on recruiting new members and highway extortion, as well as requirements to remain in designated camps with their firearms secured in jointly monitored storages.

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