Soon after the signing of a historic peace agreement with the militant group Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), the District Magistrate of Dima Hasao has imposed Section 144 CrPC in entire district on April 27.
Section 144 Imposed In Dima Hasao
It is mentioned the district administration prohibits assembly of five or more persons, organizing any agitational programme such as bandh, rallies, strike, dharnas, demonstration, carrying of lethal weapons, and spreading rumors through social media until further orders.
Notably, the DNLA signed the historic peace agreement with the Government of Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on April 27.
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).
In this regard, the Union Home Minister 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.”