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After two failed attempts since 1992, the Centre and the Assam Government signed the long elusive peace accord on Friday, here, with a major faction of one of the biggest separatist groups in the region, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). This pro-talks faction of the ULFA has agreed to
Post signing of the deal, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that big development package will be given to Assam under the accord with ULFA and that this accord will be implemented fully.
The accord came after 12 years of unconditional negotiations between the ULFA faction, led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, and the government, officials said. The hardline faction of ULFA, headed by Paresh Baruah, is not a part of the agreement.
A significant chapter in Assam's 44-year-long journey of twists and turns in the ULFA insurgency is set to be written with the signing of a
United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)’s pro-talks faction signed a peace deal with the Centre and the Assam government on December 29, a big breakthrough in northeast insurgency problem. A timeline