Zeliangrong United Front signs a peace agreement with Central and Manipur government

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The government of India and the Manipur government have signed a Cessation of Operation Agreement with an insurgent group of Manipur, Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), in New Delhi on 27 December 2022.

The agreement was signed by senior officers of the Union Home Ministry, the Manipur government, and the representatives of ZUF in the presence of State Chief Minister N. Biren Singh.

Under the agreement the ZUF has agreed to abjure violence and join the peaceful democratic process as established by law of the land. The agreement provides for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the armed cadres of ZUF. A Joint Monitoring Group will be constituted to oversee the enforcement of the agreed ground rules.

Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF)

The Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) was established in 2011. It is a Naga group which is active in Manipur. The group claims its objective is to safeguard the interest of 'Zeliangrong Naga tribes in Manipur, Assam and Nagaland. It aimed to create a 'Zeliangrong’ state within the Indian Union comprising the Zeliangrong Naga tribe’s area in Manipur, Assam and Nagaland.

Some prominent Insurgent groups active in Manipur 

• Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) 
• United National Liberation Front (UNLF),
• People’s Liberation Army (PLA) 
• People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) 
• National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) 
• Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF)
• Kuki National Front (KNF)
• Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF)