NEW DELHI, Dec 30 ? The ceasefire between Central Government and Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) has been extended for another year. The ceasefire would remain in force till December 31, next year. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) here made a formal announcement to that effect today. The suspension of hostile operation between militant outfit DHD and security forces in Assam has been extended for one more year. The suspension of hostile operations has been in operation since January 1. It was decided to extend the suspension of hostile operations between the DHD and the security forces after mutual consultations, the MHA said
Sources here said that talks with DHD were held at Guwahati, yesterday. Assam Government officials also attended the talks. DHD leaders talked over phone with Home Ministry officials here. A delegation of the DHD led by its chief Joel Garlusa has been camping in the capital since last week to hold negotiations with the MHA. Sources in the MHA said that the political dialogue with the DHD would get under way once the outfit submits the list of demands. As in the past, the Assam Government has been made a party in discussion with the talks. The outfit?s influence is primarily over the two districts of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills districts.
Meanwhile, the MHA has described the signing of the accord with Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) as a major achievement of the year. ?The settlement not only ushered in bright hopes for the Bodo people but over 2500 Bodo militants surrendered with their arms and ammunition at Kokrajhar following the signing of the agreement on the constitution of the BTC with 46 members having substantive power for legislation and local governance, the MHA yearender said, claiming that the surrendered militants are being rehabilitated suitably.
On the external front, India finally scored a point when the Royal Bhutan Army (rba) launched a major operation against the ULFA, NDFB and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) to flush out these militant cadres from its soil. There groups had long since set up training camps inside the Bhutanese territory and carried out insurgency in India. The RBA almost demolished all the 30 camps of these Indian insurgent groups with a heavy hand during the fortnight long operation launched in the middle of December. This major action was in keeping with India?s continuous demand to flush out these insurgents from the Bhutanese soil. The MHA has also asked the States to launch a special drive for detecting and deporting foreign nationals over staying in India.