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NEW DELHI: : The dominant Bodo militant outfit, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), has signed a ceasefire agreement with the Centre and the Assam Government. The agreement with the major Bodo militant outfit is the first in nearly two decades of insurgency in Bodo-dominated areas of Assam. It aims at suspension of all operations against the group for one year. The accord, signed on Tuesday, states that all the three sides will suspend operations for a year beginning June 1, 2005. The NDFB will also maintain peace during the one-year period and not carry out any hostile or violent activity against the security forces or civilians. The security forces will, in turn, not carry out any operations against the NDFB. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the ceasefire agreement with the NDFB was a "major initiative" to encourage peace. He said NDFB cadres would neither move about in uniform nor carry arms. They would not give assistance to any other militant group. The outfit would also not carry out any fresh recruitment during the period of suspension of operations. Mr. Gogoi attributed the ceasefire agreement to the "conciliatory approach" of the State Government as well as the UPA Government at the Centre that was paying dividends in terms of consolidating peace initiatives. He said indirect contact with the United Liberation Front of Asom had also been established and hoped that peace talks with the major militant group would be held in the near future.
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