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5-pt PC JSS demand to figure in today’s CHT peace talks

By Staff Correspondent
Crucial negotiations to make peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts begin today at a state guest house in the capital between the National Committee on CHT and the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Saintly (PCJSS). the political wing of the Shantibahini which in waging a bush-war for selfrule in the hill tracts since 1973.
This will be first time the _ PCJSS top brass will be in the * city for talks with the National Committee.
The talks will centre round the five-point charter of de-
mands put forward by the PCJSS during the past two meetings with the National Committee at Khagrachhari. The Committee was formed by parliament last month.
The five-point charter encompassing 49 demands in eludes formation of a "Regional Council'' envisaging a self-ruled region in the 14.200 sq km Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Fulfilment of the demands may require constitutional amendment as the proposed ''Council" would function as a "parliament" and a proposed "executive council"' would be
headed by a "Chairman" who would enjoy the rank and status of a'minister.
Similarly, the "Speaker". "Deputy Speaker". "Executive Members" and members of the Council would enjoy the status of state minister, deputy minister and secretary respectively.
The Council will have authority on 36 matters in running the region, including legislation and law and order.
Today's meeting is the ninth in the series since the then government negotiated a truce on August 1992 with the PCJSS through a liaison committee led by Hansdhaj Chakma.
After the June 12 elections that brought Awami League back to power after 21 years, the Parliamentary Committee was reconstituted with new members led by Chief Whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah.
Besides him. three MPs from the hill districts. Bir Bahadur. Kalpa Rani an Chakma and Di-pankar Talukder and Engineer Mosharraf Hossain are members of the new committee. Two MPs from BNP and another from Jatiya Party were also included. But the BNP MPs did not attend the last two meetings with the PCJSS held at Kha-grachhari in November and December.
It could not be known till mid-night last night whether the BNP MPs had attended a meeting of the National Committee yesterday to prepare the working papers for today’s talks with the PCJSS.
None of the members of the National Committee or officials concerned were available for comment.
Today's meeting is expected to begin after lunch following arrival of the PCJSS delegation led by Jyotipriyo Bodhipriyo Larma alias Snantu Larma by a MI-17 military helicopter from the tiny frontier hamlet of Dudukchara in the hill district of Khagrachhari.
Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation ABM Mohiuddin Choudhury, who is also a member of the National Committee, will accompany the five-member PCJSS delegation to Dhaka. The authorities are providing maximum security to the PCJSS delegation during their stay in Dhaka.
The talks are likely to be held at the state guest house Padma for two days. But the du ration of the negotiations may be extended, according to sources concerned.
Meanwhile. Home Ministry was approached by a citizens national committee on the CHT for a meeting with Shantu Larma. But sources in the committee said last night that they were yet to get permission from the Ministry for the meeting.