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They had signed the Soo with the state and Centre in 2008. Biren said there is no evidence that cadres of these groups are involved in extortion and collection of illegal taxes along the Imphal-Moreh route. Biren, who holds the home portfolio, said there are 1122 cadres of the apex Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and 1059 under United People's Front (UPF) in Soo.He added that the Centre spends Rs 7,85,16,000 annually for giving stipend to the cadres. IMPHAL: In the face of the ongoing political talks between Kuki militant groups and the government, Manipur chief minister Nongthombam Biren Singh on Wednesday told the assembly that his government will not accept any demand for a separate state.Responding to senior Congress legislator K Ranjit Singh's in the ongoing budget session, Biren said Kuki militant groups had earlier promised not to demand a separate state in the Suspension of Operation (Soo) signed between the Centre, state and Kuki militant groups earlier. "There were reports that some splinter groups are indulging in such illegal activities and the governtment took promt action," he added.Of the total 25 Kuki militants groups, 8 are under UPF and the remaining 17 under KNO..