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Peace rally demands solution to end violence in Garo Hills

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 WILLIAMNAGAR: Demanding a definite and positive solution to bring back peace and normalcy in Garo Hills a conglomerate of NGOs and Civil Societies comprising of the GSU, GHSHR, FKJGP, FAF, ICFS, AYWO, AIGU, ASWA and Williamnagar College Students on Friday took out a peace rally in the streets of Williamnagar in East Garo Hills.

The objective of the peace rally was to demand concerned MLAs and Ministers to chalk out a positive solution to end the ongoing violence relating to militancy and crimes against women in Garo Hills, stated the conglomerations spokesperson TD Shira.

ICFS president Gamchi Timre R Marak speaking on individualistic approach to attain ones’ goals stated that everyone has constitutional rights through which one can attain their aims and aspirations. She added that it was the common man’s duty to work towards peace and prosperity in the region.

Marak however lamented that though Constitutional rights were there to safeguard the interests of the people, the region lacked security.

The ICFS president later appraised the gathering of various instances when miscreants, taking advantage of the insecurity in the region, extort money from the people and commit heinous crimes against women.

GHSHR general secretary Lalnunthari D Shira, who also spoke on the occasion, urged the cadres of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) to come overground and join the mainstream.

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