GSU appeals Govt, militants to come to talks table

TURA: The interim body of the Garo Students’ Union has urged the State government, GNLA and other militant groups to come to the negotiating table in the best interest of the people of Garo Hills.
“Garo Hills is going through a time of agony and pain. These days we don’t fail to come across articles about shootouts and encounters on a daily basis in which both Police and militants are being killed. Sometimes, common people are caught in the middle. Fear rules the minds of the people in Garo Hills over what is to come next which is affecting the normal life of our people,” the Union said in a statement.
He said that fear and apprehension had gripped the general public especially the student community of Garo Hills which was affecting their normal growth and progress, adding, that the future of Garo Hills was at stake.
“This is a matter of grave concern. We urge the government, GNLA, and other groups to come to the negotiation table for bringing peace to the region. Killing each other will not bring any solution to this problem. It will only deteriorate the ongoing situation as we have already seen it,” it said.
Besides, stating that the signing of the ‘peace pact’ with the ANVC and ANVC-B would not bring peace to the region if the cadres were forced to go back to the jungles the Union urged the government to provide rehabilitation package to the cadres at the earliest.