Imphal, July 4 -- Four prominent organisations representing Meitei, Naga, and Thadou communities in Manipur have urged the Central Government not to renew the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreements with Kuki extremist groups, citing repeated violations and a breakdown in law and order.

In a joint memorandum submitted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 3, the Indigenous Peoples' Forum Manipur, Meitei Alliance, Foothill Naga Coordination Committee, and Thadou Inpi Manipur (TIM) accused the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People's Front (UPF) of breaching the terms of the SoO, originally signed in 2008.

The groups allege that 25 outfits under the KNO and UPF were directly involved in triggering violence in Churacha...