Meghalaya govt signs peace pact with militant outfit

December 19, 2015 00:28

Meghalaya government today signed a peace pact with yet another militant outfit, the United A'chik Liberation Army which was active in the Garo Hills region of the state.

This is the third peace pact by the state government after the ones signed with ANVC and its breakaway faction, the ANVC-B, last year.

The outfit was formed in 2012 with the demand for a separate Garoland to be carved out of the state. The outfit, which has a cadre strength of 71, began its dialogue with the government in December last year and held at least four round table discussions before declaring for peace officially.

Chief Secretary P B O Warjri said the government will facilitate the procedures to rehabilitate the cadres of UALA in which the government will give Rs 2.5 lakh to each of the cadres.

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