Dima Hasao: After the signing of the historic tripartite pact between the Centre, Assam authorities and rebel group Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA)/Dimasa People`s Supreme Council (DPSC), the district administration imposed part 144 of the CrPC within the Dima Hasao district. Earlier within the day, in a major milestone in the direction of making the Northeast insurgency-free by 2024, a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement was signed between the Union authorities, Assam authorities and representatives of Dimasa National Liberation Army/Dimasa Peoples` Supreme Council (DNLA/DPSC) within the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
As a part of this settlement, over 168 cadres of DNLA joined the mainstream by laying down their arms. The pact proposes to finish the insurgency within the Dima Hasao district of Assam. Further, as a part of the settlement, Dimasa Welfare Council will probably be arrange by the Government of Assam to guard, protect and promote a social, cultural, and linguistic id to satisfy political, financial and academic aspirations and can guarantee speedy and targeted improvement of the Dimasa folks residing outdoors the jurisdiction of the Autonomous Council.
Assam | After the signing of a historic peace settlement with the pro-scribed militant group Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), the district administration of Dima Hasao imposed Section 144 of CrPC in district till additional orders: Assam Govt pic.twitter.com/GzsmTZ4TL7
— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2023
Along with this, the settlement additionally gives for the appointment of a Commission beneath Paragraph 14 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution to look at the demand for inclusion of extra villages contiguous to the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) with the Council. The settlement additionally gives for essential measures to be taken by the Centre and the Assam authorities to rehabilitate the surrendered armed cadres of DNLA. To this impact, a Special Development bundle of Rs 500 crore every, may also be offered by the 2 governments over a interval of 5 years, for the all-round improvement of NCHAC in addition to Dimasa folks residing in different elements of the State.
For the primary time since Independence, Assam has develop into fully free from insurgency in tribal areas.
Under the management of Hon PM Shri @narendramodi ji and with unstinted help of Hon HM Shri @amitshah ji, not a single armed group exists in tribal areas.
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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 27, 2023
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and senior officers from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Assam authorities have been current on the event. Soon after the pact was signed, Amit Shah mentioned, “This agreement marks another significant milestone towards making the Northeast insurgency-free by 2024 and fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s vision of a peaceful and prosperous Northeast.”
He mentioned this settlement will put a whole finish to insurgency within the Northeast state, as there could be no armed teams left in Assam.Shah added, “PM Modi has put forward the vision of a terror-free, violence-free and developed Northeast before the country and the Ministry of Home Affairs is making forward strides in this direction.”
“Under the agreement, the representatives of DNLA have agreed to abjure violence, surrender all arms and ammunition, disband their armed organisation, vacate all camps occupied by DNLA cadres and join the peaceful democratic process as established by the law,” he mentioned.
