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A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the state government was signed on Saturday to end years of violence in the Karbi Anglong region.
Union home minister Amit Shah, who was present on the occasion, said the accord will bring lasting peace and all round development in Karbi Anglong. Union minister and former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who was present on the occasion, appreciated the efforts of the prime minister and the home minister in bringing peace in Assam and the Northeast.
The insurgent groups which signed the peace accord are: People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), Karbi Longri NC Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), Kuki Liberation Front (KLF) and United Peoples Liberation Army (UPLA).
Delhi: Karbi Anglong Agreement has been signed in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/rpwLRFvJ9R
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2021
About 1,000 militants belonging to these groups have surrendered along with their arms and have joined the mainstream.
Shah said the signing of the Karbi-Anglong Agreement is another milestone in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “insurgency-free prosperous Northeast”.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said it was a historic day as the militants of these five insurgent groups will now join mainstream and work for the development of Karbi Anglong. He later tweeted the agreement
The GoA will provide financial compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the next of kin of persons who lost their lives in agitations related to autonomous state demand and have not yet been compensated in any manner.
Copy of Agreement attached. pic.twitter.com/0EAiHntMtm
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 4, 2021
The Government of Assam will consider favourably the proposal of KAAC to notify Karbi as the official language of KAAC.
However English, Hindi & Assamese will continue to be used for official purposes.@PMOIndia @HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/NSXLPjXobA
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 4, 2021
We will work for the rehabilitation of 1000 militants who will be surrendering with over 300 sophisticated arms. They will be given reservation in the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, for the first time, said Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told ANI
90-95% of our demands for development of Karbi Anglong will be fulfilled with this agreement. We hope that this agreement will lead us towards development & bring peace, said Pradip Terang, Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front after signing Karbi Anglong Agreement in Delhi was quoted as saying by ANI
