Centre and Tripura government sign pact with two insurgent groups, 328 armed cadres to shun violence

The Centre and the Tripura government on Wednesday signed a pact with banned insurgent outfits National Liberation Front of Tripura and All Tripura Tiger Force, under which 328 armed cadres agreed to give up violence.

A Memorandum of Settlement to this effect was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Manik Saha.

Shah said that the Centre has approved a special package of Rs 250 crore for the “overall development of the tribal population of Tripura”.

The home minister said that the pact signed on Wednesday was the 12th settlement for the North East and the third related to Tripura. “Through these agreements, about ten thousand insurgents have joined the mainstream by giving up arms,” Shah said, claiming that the agreements had been instrumental in preventing the loss of thousands of lives.

Expressing their trust in the Modi government, the NLFT and ATTF have ended their 35-year-long struggle and committed themselves to the development of Tripura. pic.twitter.com/UbZ53aGFsn— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 4, 2024

Tripura Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance Motha chief Pradyot Debbarma said that with Wednesday’s agreement having been signed, it was now time to work together on the Tiprasa Accord signed on March 4. Under the Tiprasa Accord, the Centre, the Tripura government and Debbarma’s organisation...

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