Govt cannot wait for other outfits for talks after December

SARLAHI, Nov 8 - The government will not wait for armed groups struggling in the Terai and eastern districts if they do not come for the talks within mid December, said Minister for Local Development Ram Chandra Jha.“We cannot wait for long as 12 struggle groups have already come to ...

...government’s contact,” said Minister Jha who is also a member of the government talks panel. He further informed that the dialogue with the groups will begin by the end of November.

According to Minister Jha, the Jwala Singh led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTTM), the Terai Cobra, the Terai Tiger and other groups are in constant touch with the government. “However, the Jai Krishna Goit faction of the JTTM has not come to our contact yet,” he said.

“Conditions set by the armed struggle groups for the dialogue are unacceptable as all the issues will be discussed on the negotiation table,” he said.

Meanwhille, he said he will try to make contact with other groups during his upcoming visit to the Terai districts.

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