The agreement paves the way for surrender of all active cadres of the group. (Representational Image)An insurgent group from Tripura on Saturday signed an agreement with the government to “abjure violence” and “join the mainstream”.
The agreement paves the way for surrender of all active cadres of the group.
The insurgent group – National Liberation Front of Twipra led by Sabir Kumar Debbarma (NLFT-SD) – signed a Memorandum of Settlement with the Central and state governments to “abide by the Constitution of India”.
NLFT: Who, what, how?
NLFT emerged in 1989 with the backing of the Baptist Church of Tripura in the aftermath of ethnic riots in the state. It has since then advanced its cause through armed rebellion. The outfit claims to represent the indigenous population, which it maintains has been marginalised by “the subjugation policy of imperialist Hindustani (India)”. Its constitution makes no mention of any specific religion and claims to extend membership to “any person irrespective of caste, sex or creed”. Over the years, due to internal conflict, the group has broken into several factions, NLFT(SD) being one of them.
In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said: “NLFT(SD) has agreed to abjure the path of violence, join the mainstream and abide by the Constitution. It has agreed to the surrender of its 88 cadres with their weapons. The surrendered cadres will be given benefits as per the…
