{"id":114833,"date":"2023-12-29T19:28:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=114833"},"modified":"2023-12-29T21:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:46:29","slug":"ulfa-has-agreed-to-a-historic-peace-accord-with-the-government-which-entails-an-end-to-all-forms-of-violent-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=114833","title":{"rendered":"ULFA has agreed to a historic peace accord with the government, which entails an end to all forms of violent activity:"},"content":{"rendered":"

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T<\/span>he pro-talks wing of ULFA<\/a> has agreed to forgo violence and rejoin the mainstream community by signing a trilateral Memorandum of Settlement with the federal and Assam governments on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"ULFA<\/a>\u00a0ULFA has agreed to a historic peace accord with the government, which entails an end to all forms of violent activity:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The signing of the peace accord, which was witnessed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, marks the end of 12 years of discussions between the ULFA faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa and the government. It is expected that this important agreement will help put an end to the drawn-out insurgency in Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Shah joyfully proclaimed that the current day marks a defining moment for Assam and the Northeast’s future. Since Prime Minister Modi was sworn in 2014, there have been substantial attempts to bridge the gap between Delhi and this area which has been plagued by turmoil for a prolonged time.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"This marks a new start of an era of tranquility in the Northeast, especially in Assam. I can guarantee ULFA representatives that the belief you have in the Government of India and the Ministry of Home Affairs will be rewarded with a program that will be executed within a specific timeframe, without the need for you to ask for it. <\/span><\/p>\n

A committee appointed by the MHA will work closely with the Assam government to fulfill the terms of the agreement. The memorandum of understanding that was signed between Ulfa, the Centre, and the Assam government requires its members to lay down their arms, end their organization, evacuate their camps, and join the democratic process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notably, the militant wing of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), headed by Paresh Baruah and thought to be based in the China-Myanmar border region, was not involved in the agreement. Founded in 1979 with the ambition of achieving an independent Assam, the ULFA has conducted many subversive activities, which resulted in the Indian government designating the group as a banned organization in 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Chief Minister of Assam declared that today was a momentous occasion for the state, as Prime Minister Modi’s guidance and Amit Shah’s oversight have been fundamental in settling the tribal uprisings with the finalization of three contracts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Rajkhowa cohort, which was composed of 553 associates, began negotiations for peace with the government on September 3, 2011 after they agreed to cease conflicts with the government of India and the Assam government. Unfortunately, the leader of the Ulfa, Paresh Baruah, declined the chance to join in on the talks and disassociated from the Rajkhowa faction in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The pro-talks wing of ULFA has agreed to forgo violence and rejoin the mainstream community by signing a trilateral Memorandum of Settlement with the federal and Assam governments on Friday. \u00a0ULFA has agreed to a historic peace accord with the government, which entails an end to all forms of violent activity: The signing of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200,202],"tags":[59,17000,16093,16997,16999,16998,17002,16995,17001,16989,354,38,16089,16987,16990,17004,16996,16768,16992,16761,16988,16993,17003,17005,16991,16994,1341,17006,16986],"class_list":["post-114833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","category-national-international","tag-assam","tag-assam-chief-minister","tag-ceasefire","tag-china-myanmar-border-region","tag-defining-moment","tag-democratic-process","tag-drawn-out-insurgency","tag-forgo-violence","tag-gap-between-delhi","tag-government-of-india","tag-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-india","tag-insurgency","tag-memorandum-of-settlement","tag-ministry-of-home-affairs","tag-new-start-of-era","tag-northeast","tag-paresh-baruah","tag-peace-accord","tag-prime-minister-modi","tag-rajkhowa","tag-rejoin-mainstream","tag-specific-timeframe","tag-tranquility-in-northeast","tag-tribal-uprisings","tag-trilateral-agreement","tag-ulfa","tag-ulfa-representatives","tag-union-home-minister-amit-shah"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157418,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157418","url_meta":{"origin":114833,"position":0},"title":"Assam-Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Finally Resolved \u2014 Tourism Minister","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The prolonged standoff between tourist taxi associations of Meghalaya and Assam \u2014 triggered by road blockades after violence on August 19 \u2014 has been resolved following intervention at the chief ministerial level, Meghalaya Tourism Minister Timothy D. 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