UNB, Rangamati
Three parties in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in separate rallies marking the fifth anniversary of CHT peace accord yesterday expressed determination to advance their conflicting programmes that may jeopardise peace in the region.
PCJSS (Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity) leaders said they were engaged
in an armed struggle for a long 24 years and are ready to return to the bush
war for securing total implementation of the peace accord.
They threatened to paralyse CHT, if needed, for securing every provision of
the peace accord.
PCJSS rally at the Gymnasium ground was addressed by its president Gunendu Bikash
Chakma, Goutam Chakma, Chandra Shekhar Chakma, Luxmi Prosad Chakma, Shaktiman
Chakma, Arumita Chakma, Nirmulendu Tripura and Sunity Bikash Chakma.
The tribal leaders referred to the recent statement of BNP leader Salahuddin
Qader Chowhury and said a section of the leadership was seeking to turn CHT
into a Muslim dominated region.
They expressed suspicion at the government attitude and viewed implementation
of the accord in toto would not be possible without launching a fresh struggle.
Holding a separate rally followed by procession and demonstration, Parbattya
Gano Parishad accused PCJSS of killing 30,000 non-tribal in the Hill Tracts
and set on fire the effigy of Santu Larma.
Parishad leaders threatened to retaliate if the government failed to take action
against the tribal crimi nals for repression and killing of non-tribal.
They demanded that CHT Regional Council chairman Santu Larma should be put in
the dock for the killings.
Awami League that signed the peace accord with PCJSS five years ago in a separate
rally said the government by stopping implementation of the remaining provisions
of the peace accord is trying to return the region to turmoil.
Local leaders of the party said criminal activities increased manifold since
the BNP came to power. They demanded arrest of the criminal and recovery of
illegal arms.
The Awami League leaders urged for forging unity of the parties supporting the
peace accord.