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fter four years of will-they-won’t-they, the Centre is all set to talk to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland cadres on Wednesday. A ten member delegation of the Bodo rebel outfit now in ceasefire has left New Delhi on Tuesday for the political dialogue. It’s a long spell of four years since that National Democratic Front of Bodoland struck a ceasefire deal with the Centre. Since then for the first time, the Bodo rebel outfit in ceasefire on Monday received an invitation from the Union home ministry for a round of dialogue on Wednesday. A ten member delegation of the outfit led by general secretary B Samkhour and publicity secretary S Sanjarang has already left for New Delhi on Tuesday. Talking to the reporters at the Gopinath Bodoloi International Airport before leaving for the national capital publicity secretary Sanjaang said they would talk to the top ranked union home ministry officers on the basis of their charter of demands they submitted before the Centre on May 30 where they demanded land for the indigenous people. The top NDFB rebel refused to divulge anything in detail as they were asked about their demand for a satellite state. It may recalled that on June 1, 2005, the pro-truce group announced ceasefire with the government and on May 30, 2008 they submitted before the Centre their charter of demands. The Centre invited the rebel outfit for talk after the Union home minister P Chidambaram announced that the UPA government would chalk out a set of strategies within a period of 100 days to solve the north east insurgency problem. Somkhour further called the Ranjan Daimary faction a fake rebel outfit. However, it remains to be seen how long will this round of dialogue be able to ensure peace in Assam. Will this initiative be leading to the path of peace?
fter four years of will-they-won’t-they, the Centre is all set to talk to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland cadres on Wednesday. A ten member delegation of the Bodo rebel outfit now in ceasefire has left New Delhi on Tuesday for the political dialogue. It’s a long spell of four years since that National Democratic Front of Bodoland struck a ceasefire deal with the Centre. Since then for the first time, the Bodo rebel outfit in ceasefire on Monday received an invitation from the Union home ministry for a round of dialogue on Wednesday. A ten member delegation of the outfit led by general secretary B Samkhour and publicity secretary S Sanjarang has already left for New Delhi on Tuesday. Talking to the reporters at the Gopinath Bodoloi International Airport before leaving for the national capital publicity secretary Sanjaang said they would talk to the top ranked union home ministry officers on the basis of their charter of demands they submitted before the Centre on May 30 where they demanded land for the indigenous people. The top NDFB rebel refused to divulge anything in detail as they were asked about their demand for a satellite state. It may recalled that on June 1, 2005, the pro-truce group announced ceasefire with the government and on May 30, 2008 they submitted before the Centre their charter of demands. The Centre invited the rebel outfit for talk after the Union home minister P Chidambaram announced that the UPA government would chalk out a set of strategies within a period of 100 days to solve the north east insurgency problem. Somkhour further called the Ranjan Daimary faction a fake rebel outfit. However, it remains to be seen how long will this round of dialogue be able to ensure peace in Assam. Will this initiative be leading to the path of peace?
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