The Indian government inked a path-breaking tripartite peace agreement with a prominent insurgent group of Assam, United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) on 25 November 2011 after two-year-long peace negotiations. The tripartite peace agreement was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
As per the terms of the Memorandum of Settlement (MoS), the Karbi Anglong hill will get more power and a Rs 350-crore special financial package spread over five years.
The signing of the pact was described as historic by Chidambaram who went to highlight that the government was ready for dialogue with any group that shuns violence and puts its demands within the framework of the Indian Constitution. After the signing, the governemnt urged all groups engaged in violence to give it up and come forward to find a peaceful solutions to all perceived problems.
The UPDS had spearheaded a violent insurgent movement in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district since its formation in 1999 till 23 May 2002 when it entered into a ceasefire agreement with the government.
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