Centre, Tripura sign peace pact with Tripura insurgent groups
The HinduUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that more than 300 armed cadres of two insurgent groups in Tripura have given up violence to join the mainstream and will “contribute not only in building a developed Tripura but also in building a developed India”. He said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act was removed from Tripura in 2015 itself and it has also been withdrawn from many parts of the Northeast. “Instead of deployment of armed forces, Modi government is committed to the development of the entire Northeast by preservation and development of the culture, languages, identity of Northeast, especially the tribal groups,” Mr. Shah said. “Under the agreement signed today with NLFT and ATTF, more than 328 armed cadres will give up violence and join the mainstream of society and contribute not only in building a developed Tripura but also in building a developed India.