RPF not to hold talks with Manipur government

Wednesday, April 12, 2006, 17:34 [IST]

Imphal, Apr 12 (UNI) The Revolutionary Peoples' Front (RPF) ruled out the possibility of holding talks with the Manipur government and has decided to continue its armed struggle.

The RPF said here today that all talks with the government had failed in the past.

''The state government had not agreed to hold plebiscite to decide the political fate of the region,'' the RPF added.

It further said there was distrust and tension between different ethnic groups in the state.

The organisation appealed to the people of the state to offer tributes to the Cheiraoching martyrs tomorrow.

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