After the Mao Council informed that police station at the disputed area will be relocated by March 15, Tenyimi Peoples’ Organization (TPO) on Sunday informed that the “all police personnel both civil and armed have left/moved out form their camps”.
In a statement, TPO president Timikha Koza and general secretary Kathu Rengma, said that the president and officials of TPO along with Mao Council, president Nagaland Zeliang Peoples’ Organisation, general secretary Rengma Hoho and president Tenyimi Union Dimapur visited Kezoltsa/Kozürü/Kazing on March 16. The joint team also visited the abandoned Manipur police camp at the disputed site. TPO said that during the visit, it was found that the Manipur police personnel (civil and armed) vacated their camps.
When contacted, a TPO official said that they were hopeful for a permanent solution to the long-standing dispute. “We hope and believe that with the recent development of withdrawal of Manipur police, the situation could be amicably contained and will be conducive to arrive at a permanent solution to this long-standing issue amongst the Tenyimi family,” TPO stated.