Guwahati, Sep 1 (Inditop.com) The central government Tuesday rejected a unilateral ceasefire offered by the Black Widow separatist group in Assam and instead gave an ultimatum to the rebel group to surrender within 15 days and then begin peace talks.
“It was decided to give an ultimatum to the Black Widow, asking them to surrender and lay down arms by Sep 15 and stay in designated camps and then only we would hold peace talks with them,” Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said.
He said this after a meeting in New Delhi with central Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in North Cachar Hill district in southern Assam where the Jewel Garlosa faction – more popularly known as the Black Widow – of the Dima Haolam Daogah was wreaking havoc.
“If they fail to comply with our conditions, then we shall step up the ongoing counter-insurgency operations against them. There would be no compromise on security,” the chief minister said.
The Black Widow, a group fighting for a homeland for the Dimasa tribe in south Assam, is blamed for a string of violent attacks in the region in which about 100 people have been killed in the past six months.
