TURA, JULY 21: The Garo Students Union (GSU) said that they have requested the union government to speed up peace process with A’chik National Volunteer’s Council (ANVC) and its breakaway faction ANVC (B).
“We have urged centre to constitute an interim body in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) under the newly proposed nomenclature of A’chik Territorial Council, which is in line with Bodoland Territorial Council”, GSU general secretary John Miltu Sangma said.
On July 19, the GSU leaders led by its president Tengsak G Momin met union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju in Delhi and apprised him of the law and order chaos, insurgency and influx problems in Garo hills.
Sangma said, “Rijiju has assured that a draft on the peace pact is being prepared and the matter will be given importance. After the parliament session, centre would invite both the outfits (ANVC and ANVC-B) for the final preparation of the draft agreement for settlement.”
The GSU also appealed to the union government to hold talks with other groups, including Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA). “The union government is quite miffed with the GNLA and its
hostile activities in the region and is in a dilemma whether to offer
peace talks to the group”, Sangma informed.
A release issued by GSU appealed to all outfits operating in Garo hills to immediately shun violence. The release said, “We request the A’chik Revolutionary Force (ARF) and the GNLA to immediately stop their activities, which are putting them in a bad light and create an atmosphere that is conducive for peace talks”.
GSU president Tengsak G. Momin informed that Rijiju has said that it will be hard to consider peace negotiation, if the armed groups continue to show aggression toward the people. However he said, “He (Rijiju) however has assured that if GNLA and ARF create an environment for peace, centre will extend its olive branch.”- By Our Reporter
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