Naga leadership agrees to open key Manipur highway after talks with Centre in Assam

The United Naga Council (UNC) has decided to temporarily suspend its economic blockade of Manipur's highways, following a high-level tripartite meeting with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Manipur government in Assam. This marks a significant development in the ongoing supply crisis that has plagued the state for over three months.

UNC president Ng. Lorho disclosed that the talks resulted in an agreement to address the UNC's demands, which include the revocation of the Suspension of Operations agreement, removal of Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, and justice for six Naga men who were killed. The decision follows a long deliberation at the BSF Frontier Headquarters Officers' Mess in Garbhanga, Assam, on Saturday.

The blockade, which began on June 11 and escalated on September 9, disrupted the movement of goods on National Highways 2, 37, 202, and 102A, causing severe shortages of essential commodities across Manipur.