Pahari Chhatra Parishad Council Held
Implement CHT peace accord immediately
Urge PCJSS, PCP leaders
Leaders of Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and left leaning parties yesterday strongly demanded immediate and complete implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord and a stop to delays.
A deep conspiracy is being hatched for the expansion of Islam in CHT to make indigenous people small in figure and annihilate them, they said.
They were addressing a mass gathering held no Rangamati Gymnasium premises marking 16th Council of Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP) Central Committee.
PCJSS Chief and Chairman of CHT Regional Council Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, popularly known as Santu Larma, inaugurated the council.
Gono Forum Presidium Member Pankaj Bhattacharya, acting president of Communist Party of Bangladesh Haider Akbar Khan, Prothom Alo Assistant Editor Firoz Jaman, former president of central committee of PCP Udoyan Tripura and Binoy Tripura, KS Moung, Tanvir Rosta, SM Suva and Gopal Barman also spoke.
Expressing grave concern over delay in execution of the accord, the leaders said the government passed 29 months in power but no initiatives has yet been taken.
Ministers and lawmakers gave only false assurance of executing the accord's implementation.
Various “anti-peace” elements are emerging in the hills, creating terrorism, militancy and fundamentalism, they said.
The leaders said United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) is destabilising peace by killing PCJSS leaders and activists.
A vested quarter in the government is hatching conspiracy by backing UPDF, leaders said.
Samo Odhikar Andolan, a platform of Bangalee settlers in CHT, is also hampering communal harmony through their different destructive activities while Bangalee settlers are grabbing lands of indigenous people.
“We want confirmation whether you will fully execute the deal or not within the period of your government this time,” Santu Larma asked the prime minister.
Our staff correspondent adds: PCP celebrated its 22nd founding anniversary amid much enthusiasm amongst its leaders and activists on Dhaka University campus yesterday.
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