AIZAWL, March 20: The
Mizoram Government will
sign a peace agreement with
the Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic
(HPC-D) in
April, Mizoram Home Minister
R Lalzirliana informed the
State Assembly today.
HPC (D) is a faction of the
HPC which had signed a Memorandum
of Settlement (MoS)
with the Mizoram Government
in 1994. Dissatisfied with the
peace agreement, some lead ers had formed the HPC (D),
which later launched an armed
struggle for Hmar autonomy in
the north and north-eastern
parts of Mizoram.
Now, the HPC (D) and the Mizoram
Government have
reached an agreement after talks.
“The Mizoram Government
and HPC (D) will finally sign
an agreement,” Lalzirliana said
today. He did not mention the
exact terms and conditions of
the agreement and the date on
which the peace accord would
be signed. The accord is expected
to bring lasting peace
and address the demands of
the Hmar tribes in Mizoram.
A few years back, the HPC
(D) had split into two factions
– one led by Zosangbera and
the other presided over by
Sanate. Sanate was arrested by
Assam Police last month on
murder charges.
It may be mentioned here
that the parent organisation, the
erstwhile Hmar People’s Convention
(HPC), was formed in
1986 soon after the Mizo National
Front led by Laldenga and
the Indian Government signed
the Mizo Accord. Some Hmar
leaders felt that the Accord did
not address the creation of a
greater Mizoram comprising
Hmar-inhabited areas in Mizoram,
Assam and Manipur.
The HPC laid down arms in
1994 following a peace accord
signed with the Mizoram Government
to establish the Sinlung
Hills Development Council.
Dissatisfied with the accord,
a section of the outfit took up
arms again a year later and
formed the HPC (D).-Assam Tribune
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