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2011
- March 13: The HPC-D alleges
that after much deliberation on the ongoing
peace process, the Hmar outfit is convinced
of the absence of confidence, trust and commitment
from the Mizoram Government side despite signing
the document for the SoO. The outfit's political
affairs ‘secretary’ LB Hmar said the HPC-D
strongly believes that both the engaging parties
should pro-actively work to build confidence,
trust and goodwill before the Hmar-Government
of Mizoram political talk is put on track.
- March 31: The HPC-D
slams the Government of Mizoram for purportedly
putting strategic impediments in the run up
to the Hmar-Government of Mizoram political
talks by insisting on new and narrow pre-conditions
and interpretations in clear violation of
the mutually agreed ground rules. In a press
release issued by its department of 'Information
and Publicity Secretary' John F Hmar, the
HPC-D alleges that the repeated attempts by
the Government of Mizoram to dictate terms
and conditions outside the purview of SoO
Agreement was an attempt to sabotage the peace
process.
- April 28: Former
Chief Minister Zoramthanga assures that the
Mizos would contribute whatever they can towards
finding a solution to the protracted Naga
political problem. Zoramthanga said, "It needs
patience in any peace talks," adding that
it took 15 years for culmination of the Mizo
peace process. He also said that the breakthrough
had come only after seven rounds of talks
between Government of India and Mizo militant
leaders.
2010
- May 25: Union Home Minister
P Chidambaram suggests the northeastern states
to share intelligence on terrorism. He also
urges the Mizoram Government and tribal leaders
to help repatriate 37,000 Reangs who have
taken refuge in Tripura. Chidambaram, accompanied
by Home Secretary GK Pillai and other senior
Home Ministry officials, flew to Aizawl Tuesday
morning and held a series of meetings with
Governor MM Lakhera, Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla,
his Cabinet colleagues and top security and
civil officials to review the security situation
and other issues.
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November
11: Mizoram home secretary Lalmalsawma says
the second phase of repatriation of the
Bru refugees, lodged in six relief camps
in Kanchanpur subdivision of North Tripura
district, would begin from November 12.
Lalmalsawma told PTI that around 140 families
from different relief camps were proposed
to be repatriated and would be resettled
in Sihthiang village in Mamit district.
- November 15: Negotiations
between Mizoram Government and Manipur-based
Hmar People’s Convention–Democrats (HPC-D)
would continue after the executive council
of the outfit prepared its demands to solve
the problems of the community. The HPC-D
delegation would soon get in touch with
the government to fix the date for holding
talks. HPC has signed an agreement with
the State Government to end six years of
Hmar insurgency.
2008
- April 9: A talk was held between Mizoram
Government officials led by the Chief Secretary
Haukhum Hauzel and
officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) on various aspects of the resettlement
of 950 former cadres of the BNLF and the BLFM.
Reports say that MHA officials promised to
take up the problems faced by Mizoram
while providing health care, education, communication
and supply of drinking water to the former
militants who are resettled in the Mamit district.
- July 2: Gauhati High Court, following
an appeal from the Mizoram
Government over its interim order of June
13 that directed the State not to arrest or
deport any Indian nationals on grounds of
not possessing the Inner Line Permit (ILP),
makes a modification allowing the State Government
to ''verify the credentials of those persons
whom the respondents suspect are not citizens''.
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