Centre sanctions Rs. 100 crore for surrendered militants in Tripura, says CM Saha

Guwahati: In a move to bring peace to the state, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said that the central government has sanctioned Rs. 100 crore rehabilitation package for the surrendered militants of the Nationalist Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), one of the banned outfits, operating from hideouts in hilly areas of Bangladesh.

“Under the Special Economic Development Package for indigenous people of Tripura, the central government has sanctioned Rs. 100 crore for the NLFT activists who laid down arms to join mainstream life. All of them quit the path of violence,” the Chief Minister said in a public meeting held at Gabordi on Sunday in the West Tripura district.

Saha was canvassing for West Tripura candidate for Lok Sabha elections, Biplab Kumar Deb, in the interior village.

Describing Prime Minister Modi as the ultimate troubleshooter, Saha said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the remedy to all problems. He keeps solving problems in all spheres. For instance, since 2014, as many as 12 accords have been signed that are exclusively aimed at establishing peace and tranquillity in the North East region. The last accord was with the Tipra Motha Party, which joined the ruling coalition recently.”