Agartala, Sep 3 (PTI): Three surrendered militant groups in Tripura threatened to launch a 72-hour rail and road blockade from Friday, demanding immediate implementation of commitments made in a tripartite peace agreement signed in 2024. The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), NLFT (Parimal Debbarma group) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) had signed a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the state government on September 4, 2024, aimed at establishing lasting peace in the northeastern state.
“We have been demanding implementation of the promises for proper rehabilitation of all the cadres as per the peace accord. Unfortunately, our demands have not been implemented two years after the signing of the agreement,” Joint Movement Committee (JMC) convener Prasenjit Debbarma said at a press conference on Thursday.
The three surrendered militant organisations, under the banner of the JMC, had blocked national highway and railway connectivity in June, demanding implementation of the commitments made in the accord. The blockade was lifted following an assurance from the government that their demands would be fulfilled. Debbarma said the JMC had no option but to launch the agitation over rehabilitation as the returnees were facing livelihood difficulties.
“Our cadres will gather at three locations in the state to stall connectivity — both road and railway — on Friday for the rehabilitation of each surrendered militant. We appeal to the government not to harass our cadres during the peaceful movement,” he said.
Debbarma said the JMC could extend the 72-hour blockade indefinitely if the government did not provide a written assurance.
NLFT president Parimal Debbarma said that of the more than 1,200 cadres who had surrendered, only 91 had received rehabilitation packages under the agreement over the past two years, leaving the remaining cadres facing serious livelihood problems.
He also said the organisations had reservations about certain guidelines for implementing a Rs 250-crore rehabilitation project funded by the North Eastern Council (NEC) for surrendered militants.
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