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5 armed outfits to join ‘statute process’
Five armed outfits active in Tarai have pledged to give up their armed struggle to join the constitution making process and peaceful politics.Shyam Sundar Sashi
The commitment was made during the meetings with the gonvernment held in Dhanusa on Sunday and Monday. The meetings were held at the initiation of the Constitutional Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee in a bid to bring political forces and armed outfits outside of the Constituent Assembly to mainstream politics and accommodate them in the constitution-drafting process.
The government reached a five-point agreement with Sanjaya Kumar Gupta-led Samyukta Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha during the meeting on Sunday.
Likewise, the government sat for talks with Bijaya Yadav-led Madhesi Virus Killers, Ajaya Kumar-led Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha, Maharaj Yadav-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha and Rambabu Yadav-led Madhes Rastra Janatantrik Party (Revolutionary) on Monday.
Referring to the failure to implement past agreements, leaders of the outfits have demanded that their men arrested be freed.