Manipur team meets PM

NEW DELHI, Dec 26: A delegation of all political parties of Manipur headed by Chief Minister W Nipamacha Singh has met Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Home Minister L K Advani, Defence Minister George Fernandes and many other Central leaders and protested against the reported decision to extend the cease-fire between the Central Government and the NSCNIM to the state.

Speaking to mediapersons here today, Nipamacha Singh in the presece of the members of the delegation said the agreement on cease-fire was limited to Nagaland. Vested interests were trying to extend it to neighbouring Manipur to enhance the influence of the extremist outfit.

The NSCN was for creating Greater Nagaland including territories in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Myanmar. They were for continuing dialogue and cease-fire simultenously with the reprsentatives of the Government of India, Nimpacha Singh said.