Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of Mizoram and the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF)

• Country/entity

  India
  Mizoram
  
• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Asia and Pacific
  
• Agreement name

  Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of Mizoram and the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF)
• Date

  26 Apr 2005
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( India-Adivasi Conflicts (1955 - ) (Northeast India) )
• Stage

  Framework/substantive - comprehensive
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  India-Hmar-Bodoland peace process
• Parties

  SURYAMONI President, BNLF
  H.V.LALRINGA, Chief Secretary Govt, of Mizoram
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Agreement bringing an end to the conflict between the Government of Mizoram and the BNLF whereby the BNLF agrees to lay down arms and dissolve, and the government puts in place new forms of development.

• Agreement document

  IN_050426_Memorandum of Understanding.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT

OF MIZORAM AND BRU NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (BNLF) -

The main points of agreement between the Government of

Mizoram and BNLF are -

1. The BNLF agrees to lay down their arms and

ammunitions and come overground to lead normal life

as law abiding citizen.

The Goverrmient of Mizoram.

on

its part agrees to take back genuine Reangs from

Tripura refugee camps.

2. With the signing of agreement and immediately after

laying down of their arms and ammunitions, the BNLF

shall stand automatically dissolved and shall cease to

exist.

3. The BNLF will make a complete inventory of their arms

and ammunitions and other equipments will be held at

Tuipuibari in Mizoram.

4. After signing this agreement, the BNLF will neither

recruit new members nor assist any other insurgent or

undergroimd outfit in the form of weapons, money or

other assistance directly or indirectly.

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5. Rehabilitation and resettlement of the BNLF returnees

and their family members will be carried out as per

scheme prepared separately.

The BNLF returnees will

be accommodated at Tuipuibari rehabiUtation camps for

a period not exceeding three months.

6. The Government of Mizoram will grant anmesty to all

those BNLF cadres having criminal cases inside the

state.

It shall also request other neighbouring state

goverrmients to do likewise in respect of those BNLF

cadres who have been convicted and kept in jails

outside Mizoram.

7. The Government of Mizoram will take steps for

changing Reang to Bru in the Scheduled Tribe List.

8. After BNLF lay down their arms and join the

mainstream, the state Goverrunent will take all

necessary steps to accelerate the pace of development in

western belt of Mizoram covering all Bru settlements.

The Special Development Project will be implemented

depending upon the quantum of financial assistance

received from the Central Goverrunent.

The

Government of Mizoram shall continue to work for the

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socio - economic upliitment of the Bru people living in

different districts of Mizoram.

9. The scheme of reception, rehabilitation and resettlement

of repatriated Reang refugees will be implemented after

the BNLF lay down their arms.

10. The Government of Mizoram agrees to take necessary

measures for inclusion of eligible Bru voters in the

Electoral Roll with due process of law after they are

resettled inside Mizoram^.

The Government of Mizoram and the Bru National Liberation

Front have accepted the above points on this day of 26* April, 2005.

SURYAMONI H.V.LALRINGA

President, BNLF Chief Secretary

Govt, of Mizoram

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