Agartala : About 500 militants surrendered their weapons in front of Chief Minister Manik Saha in Sipahijala district of Tripura on Tuesday. All these militants belong to the banned groups 'National Liberation Front of Tripura' (NLFT) and 'All Tripura Tiger Force' (ATTF) in Tripura. The concerned officials gave this information and said that other militants will also surrender in the coming days.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Manik Saha welcomed the militants for joining the mainstream at the event held at Jampuijala in Sipahijala district and said that militancy is not the solution to any problem. He also declared this northeastern state completely free of militancy after a large number of militants surrendered. Chief Minister Saha said, “The central and state governments have been working for the overall development of the indigenous people by launching various schemes. I welcome those who have left the path of violence and joined the mainstream.”
250 crores announced for rehabilitation
A senior officer said, “Today, about 500 militants of NLFT and ATTF surrendered here and the remaining cadres will surrender in the coming days. During this, the militants handed over sophisticated firearms.” Let us tell you that these militants surrendered after signing an agreement with the central and state government in Delhi on September 4 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. On this, the Center has also announced a financial package of Rs 250 crore for the rehabilitation of the militants of both the groups.
End of insurgency in Tripura
Regarding this, Home Minister Amit Shah had posted on X and wrote, 'With the signing of the agreement between the Government of India, Government of Tripura, National Liberation Front of Tripura and All Tripura Tiger Force, Tripura has taken another step towards peace and prosperity. ' He also said that this is the end of the insurgency that has been going on in Tripura for almost 35 years. It is worth mentioning that the NLFT and ATTF organizations were active in the state of Tripura for a long time and were creating chaos here. Members of these two organizations promoted separatist activities in Tripura for almost two decades, which affected a large number of people here. Non-tribal people were more affected by this. However, now both these organizations have chosen the path of peace, which will also establish peace in Tripura.
(With agency input)
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