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Implement peace deal fully, or face agitation

Threaten CHT indigenous people

Star Report
Observing the 12th anniversary of CHT peace accord in Rangama ti, Bandarban and Khagrachhari yesterday, PCJSS and its front organisations called upon all pro-peace treaty forces to unite and wage tougher movement for full implementation of the accord.
The Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) observed the day holding rallies, public meetings as well as cultural programmes across the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). In Rangamati, a public meeting was held at the premises of Rajbari Gymnasium in the town. . Presided over by lyotirindra Bodhipriya Larina, the rally was also addressed by President of Bangladesh Workers Party Hashed Khan Menon. Gono Porum presid-ium member Pankaj Bhattacharya. Secretary of Bangladesh Adivasi Forum Sanjib Drong, presidium member of Bangladesher Communist Party comrade Md Shah Alam. Organising Secretary of PCJSS Shaktipada Tripura, leader of CHT Mohila Samity Suprova Chakma. and President of Pahari Chhatra Parishad Udayan Tripura.
lyotirindra also known as Santu Larina said the problems of CHT did not go away over the last one decade as the peace accord was not implemented fully.
Urging the government to ban an t i - peace-1 reaty organisation United People's Democratic Front (UPDF). Larma said one of the hurdles to peace agreement implementation is UPDF. Armed cadres of UPDF are killing the leaders and activists of PCJSS and collecting toll from innocent people, he claimed.
Anti-peace-treaty forces are backing the UPDF and hatching conspiracies to nullify the accord, Santu alleged.
Urging the government to immediately stop "Operation Uttaran" in CHT, Santu Larma said the people of CHT had to endure military domination during the last 12 years.
Rashed Khan Menon said sustainable peace would not be achieved in CHT without implementation of the accord. "We do not want to see more disturbance in the hills as the present Awami League-led grand alliance government signed the deal to bring permanent peace in hills."
Blaming the past BNP-Jamaat government, Menon said the BNP government organised "long march" against the peace accord and created anti-peace treaty forces like Sarno Odhikar Andolan for scrapping the treaty. He urg^d making the CHT Lana; Commission active for resolving land disputes, which he termed the most complicated issue in the treaty.
Pankaj Bhattacharya called for full implementation of the accord, which brought an end to two decades of bush war in CHT, signed on December 2, in
1997.
"We arc very concerned us the accord has not been implemented fully in the last 12 years." he said, adding that the deal was not signed for imposing "Operation Uttaran".
PCISS brought out a huge procession after the meeting in Rajbari that went up to Banarupa. Thousands of indigenous people with leaders and activists of PCJSS, Mohila Samity and Pahari Chattra Parishad gathered at the Rajbari Gymnasium with colourful banners and festoons.
Rangamati Hill District Council and the district administration jointly observed the day.
District Awami League also observed the day by holding a rally and bringing out a procession in Rangamati. A cultural programme, organised by PCJSS. was held at the district Shilpakola Academy in the town.
Our Correspondent in Khagrachhari adds: Speakers at a discussion yesterday said most of the provisions in the peace treaty are yet to be implemented. They alleged that many indigenous people became victims of land grabbers who had the backing of the administration and security personnel.
The discussion was organised by PCJSS at Khagrachhari Government College yesterday. It was presided over by its central committee leader Jatindra Lal Chakma.
They also demanded meeting their seven-point demand that include review of CHT Affairs Land Commission Act, 2001 and withdrawal of all cases filed against PCJSS members and their rehabilitation as per accord.
CHT Regional Council member and PCJSS leaders Rupayon Dewan, Suda Sindhu Khisha, PCJSS district unit leader Sudakor Tripura, Sudarshan Chakma and Kakoli Khisha also took part in the discussion.
Our Bandarban corre-
Bahadur, MP. expressed firm resolve that during its tenure the present government would fully implement the peace accord.
He was addressing a rally organised by the Bandarban district council.
Indigenous people of Bandarban district brought out a colourful procession in the town in the afternoon.