A peace accord with pro-talk faction of ULFA may take place next month: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a peace accord with the pro-talk faction of ULFA may take place next month. Already draft accord is sent to pro talk leaders.

Sarma on Thursday in New Delhi said, “Now only two factions have remained. A draft proposal is circulated and if they agree we will have an Accord next month. If they propose change, we will have to delay it otherwise in May we will sign the peace deal.”

He added that the channel of communication is on with the anti-talk faction. “Discussion has not progressed as it should have, however channel communication is there.”


Earlier, the pro-talk faction of ULFA had submitted a charter of demands to the Centre. Peace talks between the two had started in 2011.

ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia was extradited to India from Bangladesh in November 2015. He later joined the peace process.

Chetia on Thursday said that he was happy that the draft had come. “We are presently studying it. We are discussing the draft. There may be some inclusion and after discussion we will submit it to the interlocutor.”

He added, “We needed protection and constitutional rights for the indigenous people, protection of political rights. “