Over 1,000 extremists lay down arms in Assam
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Significant aspect is PDCK chief joining the mainstream, say officials
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Assam Chief Ministre Sarbananda Sonowal looks at arms and ammunitions laid out by five militant outfits, in Guwahati on February 23, 2021.
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Significant aspect is PDCK chief joining the mainstream, say officials
More than 1,000 members of armed extremist groups in Assam laid down their arms before Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday.
The extremists belonged to five organisations People Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front, Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers, Kuki Liberation Front and United People’s Liberation Army that were primarily active in the hill district of central Assam’s Karbi Anglong.
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Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inspects weapons deposited by surrendered militants in Guwahati on Monday
GUWAHATI: In a major boost to realising the state government’s goal of making an insurgency-free Assam and ushering in lasting peace in the state, 64 militants of four insurgent outfits laid down arms and joined the mainstream in front of chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a function held at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in the city on Monday.
On the occasion, 18 cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (Ulfa-I), including ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Drishti Rajkhowa alias Monoj Rabha, commander-in-chief of People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) Ong Teron, 32 members of United People’s Revolutionary Front (UPRF) and 13 from the Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) laid down their arms.
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Progress can never be made without peace, says CM Sarbananda Sonowal
In a major boost to realizing the State government s goal of making Assam insurgency-free and ushering lasting peace in the State 64 militants of four insurgent outfits lay down their arms
GUWAHATI: In a major boost to realizing the State government s goal of making Assam insurgency-free and ushering lasting peace in the State, 64 militants of four insurgent outfits laid down their arms and joined the mainstream in front of Chief Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal at a function held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra here on Monday.
The ultras who joined the mainstream on the occasion were 18 cadres of United Liberation Front of Assam (I) including self-styled deputy commander-in-chief Drishti Rajkhowa, self-styled commander-in-chief of the People s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) Ong Teron, 32 members of the United People s Revolutionary Front (UPRF) and 13 cadres of the Dimasa National Liberation Arm