Centre, Meghalaya govt agrees on safe passage to HNLC for peace talks
First Published: 22nd July, 2022 14:10 IST
The Centre and the state government have reached an agreement with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council or the HNLC for a safe passage to the leaders of the banned outfit
The Centre and the state government have reached an agreement with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council or the HNLC for a safe passage to the leaders of the banned outfit for engaging in peace talks.
Earlier, HNLC interlocutor Sadon Blah said the group’s executive committee held three rounds of meeting over as many months with the state-appointed interlocutor, Peter S Dkhar.
With the granting of safe passage, the HNLC leaders are expected to talk truce in the next few weeks. Blah said the government’s gesture will help speed up the peace process and facilitate negotiation.
He declined to comment on the ceasefire. Reacting on this, Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that they are very much committed to resolving the issue and have prepared a proper platform where a peaceful resolution can be achieved.
The state government had earlier this year appointed Peter S Dkhar, a retired bureaucrat, as the interlocutor for facilitating the peace talks with the HNLC.
Dkhar is being assisted by AK Mishra, the advisor to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the Northeast and a retired Indian Police Service officer.
The HNLC reciprocated by appointing Blah, the president of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front as its interlocutor for the peace process.
The HNLC had sent the official communication expressing its readiness for unconditional peace talks on February 10.
This followed an appeal from Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma while responding to the outfit’s peace offer on February 8.
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