New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, signed a Ceasefire agreement with NSCN - National Socialist Council of Nagaland (K) Niki Group, on Wednesday, according to a statement.
The statement said the development is in tune with the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘Insurgency free and prosperous North East’ and it will a boost to the Naga peace process.
The ceasefire comes into effect from Wednesday for a period of one year. More than 200 cadres of this group along with 83 weapons joined the peace process.
The Ceasefire Agreement and Agreed Ceasefire Ground Rules were signed on 08 th September, 2021. The Government of India has already signed a Framework Agreement with NSCN(IM) and Ceasefire Agreements with other Naga groups namely, NSCN(NK), NSCN(R) and NSCN(K)-Khango.
Earlier Government of India had signed Agreement with NLFT(SD) in August, 2019 by which 88 cadres along with 44 weapons joined the mainstream of society in Tripura. In January 2020, with the signing of Bodo Agreement, more than 2,250 cadres of insurgent groups, including all factions of NDFB, along with 423 weapons and huge quantity of ammunition surrendered in Assam and joined the mainstream.
On Feb 23, 2021, as many as 1040 leaders/cadres of various underground Karbi groups of Assam surrendered along with 338 weapons which was followed by signing of Karbi Anglong Agreement on Sept 4, 2021.
