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Centre on Saturday assured Manipur that its interests will be fully protected while signing the final Naga peace accord. This was conveyed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Manipur Chief Minister when Okram Ibobi Singh met him in New Delhi.
Official sources said the Home Minister also allayed fears of change of territorial boundary of North eastern states by assuring that Chief Ministers of the region would be consulted before the agreement is finalised.
The Manipur Chief Minister, along with chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, had protested for not being consulted before signing the initial accord with NSCN-IM on Monday. The NSCN-IM has been asking for integration of Naga inhabited areas in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. All three states are opposed to the outfit’s demand.