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CHT Peace Accord

16 yrs over, many vital clauses still unimplemented

Santu Larma alleges at press conference

Our Correspondent, Rangamati
Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council (CHTRC) Chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma yesterday said major provisions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) peace deal have remained unimplemented over the last 16 years.
"Now we have no faith on Amami League government regarding full execution of the deal," Jyotirindra, also the chief of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), said at a press conference organised by PCJSS atRangamati Hill District Council on the 16th anniversary of the peace accord.
Reading out a six-page statement about the accord, Jyotirindra, popularly known as Santu Larma, said the Awami League (AL) government so far implemented only a few clauses of the peace accord.
About a claim by the government that 48 out of 7 2 clauses of the accord have been implemented, Santu Larma said the AL government is confusing people about progress of the accord through falsehood.
"After signing of the CHT peace treaty in 1997, the then AL government remained in power for about four years, but Sheikh Hasina said that her government did not get adequate time for full execution of the accord," said the former guerrilla leader.
"After coming to power with majority seats in 2008 and spending its five years tenure, Hasina's government
appointed a few people to some important committees and withdrew 35 makeshift security camps with a brigade from Kaptai and transferred seven subjects to the hill district councils.
"But most of the vital clauses, such as maintaining the status of the hi Ils as indig-enous people dominated areas, preparation of separate electoral roll and election provision for holding election into regional council (RG) and three hill district councils (HDGs), activation of RG act and finalisation of rules of business of RG, resolution of land disputes through amending the Land Commission Act-2001, providing land to the landless Jumma people, rehabilitation of returnee refugees and internally displaced jumma people, cancellation of 'Operation Uttaran' and removing all temporary security camps from the hills,
cancellation of lease of lands to the outsiders and rehabilitation of Bangalee settlers outside the CHT with dig-nity, have remained unimplemented.
"Factors like fanaticism, ultra-nationalism, undemocratic and communal attitude among some people at the decision-making level, and attempt to reap political interest through instigating settler Bangalees against Jumma people are obstacles to full implementation of the peace deal," Santu said.
He urged all progressive, democratic and noncom munal parties to come forward to save the existence and ensure rights of Jumma people, banning anti-peace treaty organisation United People's Democratic Front.
He also called upon the Jumma people to be united for launching greater agitation to stop land grabbing, and foil the conspiracy against the indigenous people.