On April 27, militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) has signed the historic peace agreement with the Government of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.
MoU Signed At Office Of MHA
It is mentioned the MoU was signed in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and other senior officers of MHA and the Assam Government at the office of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
According to the MoU, the DNLA will lay down its arms and abide by the Constitution. A total of 179 DNLA cadres will surrender their arms and ammunition. The central and state governments will provide Rs 500 crore each for the development of the Dimasa tribal areas.
In this regard, Amit Shah said, ”With today’s agreement being signed, all tribal militant groups have laid down their arms and have joined mainstream and become a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development journey. This is a step towards progressive Northeast that the Prime Minister had visualized and promised. With the signing of this treaty, all kinds of violence and terrorism from Dima Hasao district have ended.”
