Surrendered militants from the banned groups National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) began a 72-hour strike in Tripura, protesting the delay in implementing a ₹250-crore rehabilitation package promised under a peace accord signed nearly two years ago.
The protesters blocked sections of the national highway and railway tracks in Khowai district, demanding the implementation of the rehabilitation package announced as part of the quadripartite agreement signed in New Delhi under the leadership of Union home minister Amit Shah.
The agreement was signed on September 4, 2024, in the presence of chief minister Manik Saha, BJP ally TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma, and officials of the ministry of home affairs.
At least 584 militants of the NLFT and ATTF returned to the mainstream after shunning the path of violence in September, 2024, three weeks after the central government signed a quadripartite memorandum of settlement with the Tripura government and the two militant groups.
The NLFT and ATTF were declared outlawed insurgent outfits in 1997 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, citing their involvement in terrorist and subversive activities.
