Amit Shah said that the centre is working towards the peace and prosperity of the North-East Region. He claimed that more than 1100 tribals surrendered arms and joined the mainstream
In January this year, 246 insurgents surrendered in Guwahati before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, laying down a large number of weapons, ammunition and explosives. Of them, 77 were from the little-known Tiwa Liberation Army, while the rest were from the United Gorkha People’s Organ
246 militants who belonged to United Gorkha Peoples’ Organization (UGPO) and Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) had surrendered before Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
As 246 insurgents of two militant groups laid down their arms and returned to the mainstream, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hailed the end of the ‘era of tribal insurgency’ in the state.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that all other militant groups of the state were in the peace process or were on the pipeline to lay down arms, barring the ULFA-I and the KLO (Kamatapur.