Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday rejected a demand made by MLAs, including seven from the ruling BJP, for a separate administration for the Kuki-dominated districts of the state, stating that “the territorial integrity of Manipur will be protected”.

The CM, who had made an air-dash to Delhi on Sunday to confer with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, said measures are being taken to ensure that militants, who had signed a peace pact dubbed ‘Suspension of Operations’, return to their designated camps.