New Delhi (NVI): The central government today extended the ceasefire agreement with three insurgent groups of Nagaland for another year.
The pact, signed today, will remain in force till April next year.
“It was decided to extend the Ceasefire Agreements for a further period of one year with effect from 28th April, 2021 to 27th April, 2022 with NSCN/NK and NSCN/R and from 18th April, 2021 to 17th April, 2022 with NSCN/K-Khango. These Agreements were signed on 12th April, 2021,” the Home Ministry said in a statement.
Ceasefire Agreements are in operation between the Government of India and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/NK (NSCN/NK), National Socialist Council of Nagaland/ Reformation (NSCN/R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango (NSCN/K-Khango).
These three outfits are the breakaway factions of dominant groups NSCN-IM and NSCN-K.
Peace negotiations with the NSCN-IM has been on since 1997 when the group signed the ceasefire agreement with the central government for the first time.
–PRT
