The meeting will be held at the BSF Frontier Headquarters Officers’ Mess in Garbhanga, Assam, with the UNC asked to provide the names of its delegates ahead of the talks.
BY PC Bureau
September 24, 2026: The Manipur Government has invited the United Naga Council (UNC) for a high-level discussion on the prevailing law-and-order situation in the state and measures for peace-building.
In an official communication issued by the Home Department, Secretariat, Government of Manipur, on September 24, Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Home) N. Ashok Kumar requested UNC president Ng. Lorho to depute a delegation for the proposed meeting.
The meeting is scheduled for 11 am on September 26, 2026, at the BSF Frontier Headquarters Officers’ Mess, Garbhanga, Assam.
The letter lists two broad agenda items:
- the prevailing law-and-order situation in Manipur; and
- related peace-building measures.
The UNC has been asked to communicate the names of its delegates in advance to Dr Mayengbam Veto Singh, Joint Secretary (Home), Government of Manipur.
The communication has also been marked to senior state officials, including the Secretary to the Chief Minister, the Principal Private Secretaries to the Deputy Chief Ministers and the Minister (Home), the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police.
The letter is dated September 24, 2026, but the meeting date is mentioned once as 26-09-2025, apparently an error in the document. The stated 2026 date is consistent with the letter’s date and the current calendar.
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UNC as a key Naga stakeholder
The UNC is a prominent Naga civil society organisation in Manipur and has been involved in issues concerning Naga areas, land and resource rights, political aspirations and relations among the state’s different communities.
The proposed engagement comes amid continuing security and political challenges in Manipur following the ethnic violence that began in May 2023. The state has since witnessed prolonged displacement, competing territorial and political claims, and continuing tensions between communities in the valley and hill areas.
The government’s invitation to the UNC places the Naga civil society body directly in discussions on the prevailing security situation and peace-building measures.
The meeting at the BSF facility in Garbhanga will bring state representatives and the UNC together in a setting outside Manipur. The outcome of the discussions could indicate how the state government intends to engage Naga civil society organisations in its broader efforts to address security and inter-community tensions.
