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Mizoram Nears Peace Pact With Hmar Faction, Says CM

Talks focus on the Lalhmingthanga Sanate faction, a group police link to extortion with a base in Assam’s Cachar district.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Lalduhoma told an HSA gathering in Kolasib that negotiations are progressing and an agreement is expected soon.
  • The effort centers on the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led HPC(D) faction and aims to reintegrate cadres and stabilise Hmar-dominated areas.
  • Police say the Sanate group operates mainly from Cachar in Assam and has been involved in criminal cases in Mizoram, including extortion.
  • A different HPC(D) faction signed a 2018 peace accord that created the Sinlung Hills Council for Hmar villages in northeastern Mizoram.
  • Linking peace to development, the CM highlighted continued crop procurement under the Bana Kaih programme and recent job creation.