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.