Congress legislature party to write to Centre to declare UNC illegal

GUWAHATI: Congress legislature party in Manipur has decided to write to the Centre demanding the declaration of the United Naga Council (UNC), the apex body of Naga tribe in Manipur, as illegal.

UNC has clamped economic blockade in two highways since November 1 in protest against the state government's decision to create seven new districts.

Manipur is going to polls in March. Talks between the Centre, UNC and the state government has not yielded much result with UNC adamant on continuing with economic blockade and state government is firm on its stand of creation of new districts.