Govt signs peace deal with 2 Tripura groups

New Delhi: The central government and the Tripura government on Wednesday inked the 12th peace agreement with two insurgent groups of the northeastern state.

Union home minister Amit Shah said the peace accord will end violence and bring peace in the northeastern state.

Shah said that since 2019, after he took over as home minister, the MHA and the state government have signed 12 accords out of which three have been signed with insurgent groups in Tripura. Around 10,000 people have given up arms and joined the mainstream due to these agreements, he added.


Tripura chief minister Manik Saha and senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the state government were also present during the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement with the representatives of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF).

Addressing those present on the occasion, the home minister said that the Modi government has given highest priority to peace and development in the northeastern region. "All peace agreements signed in the northeast have been implemented by the government," he said.

Shah said that under the agreement with NLFT and ATTF, more than 328 armed cadres will give up violence and join the mainstream of society.

He added that the Centre has approved a special package of ₹250 crore for the overall development of the tribal population of Tripura.