- Bid to correct anomalies
Shillong, June 30: Civil society groups from Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur have decided to scrutinise Assam, Shillong and Mizoram peace accords and ceasefire agreements so that both the Union and state governments can correct the anomalies in them.
The NGOs came together under the banner of North East Dialogue Forum here last evening to discuss the effectiveness of the peace accords and ceasefire agreements.
The chairman of the forum, Nobo Kishore, later told reporters that after going through the peace accords and the ceasefire agreements with militant groups at the meeting, the participants felt the need for an in-depth study of the loopholes existing in them.
The chairman of the Meghalaya Indigenous Peoples Forum, Rev. P.B.M. Basaiwmoit, said though the Mizo Accord was signed between the Mizo National Front and the Centre in 1986, the promises made to many former MNF cadres still remain unfulfilled.
He said the faulty implementation of the Shillong Accord signed between the Centre and the Naga militants in 1975 had resulted in the Naga rebels breaking away and forming different groups. The Assam Accord of 1985 signed by the student leaders of Assam and the Centre is yet to be properly implemented.
Citing the shortcomings in ceasefire agreements, Basaiawmoit said the one between Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) and the Assam government in North Cachar Hills had resulted in the formation of the breakaway DHD (Jewel) group. In Karbi Anglong, those who were not satisfied with the ceasefire agreement with the United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) formed an anti-talks faction.
“After we study the peace accords and the ceasefire agreements thoroughly, we may submit our views to the Union home ministry so that the Centre can adopt measures to correct the anomalies,” he added.
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