IMPHAL, May 11 � Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has arrived here to take stock of the volatile situation arising out of NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah�s proposed trip to Manipur.
Soon after his arrival by a special chartered flight this afternoon, Pillai called on state Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh at the latter�s secretariat office and had a closed door meeting. State government�s spokesperson and cabinet Minister N Biren later told mediapersons that the Union Home Secretary is here to take stock of the situation.
Pillai is accompanied by the Centre�s interloculator in the ongoing peace talks of the Government of India with NSCN-IM, R S Pandey.
When asked whether there was any proposed meeting of the visiting officials with NSCN-IM leader Th Muivah, the spokesperson said that it was likely, but not confirmed.
Muivah is said to be presently camping in Viswema village in Nagaland on his way to his native village Somdal in Ukhrul district of Manipur. The visit after an absence of 40 years is being opposed by the Manipur government on grounds of a possible social unrest and volatile law and order situation in the state due to his visit.
The NSCN-IM agenda of a Greater Nagalim incorporating Naga inhabited areas of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh along with the present state of Nagaland has sparked widespread protests especially in Manipur.
At least two persons were killed and around 70 injured in police action in Mao village on Manipur-Nagaland border on rallyists defying curfew to support Muivah�s visit on May 6 last. An inquiry has been ordered into the matter, according to N Biren.
