SHILLONG, AUG 21: Even as Rev PBM Basaiawmoit, a church leader and also a politician, welcome the offer made by the proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for bilateral ceasefire to the Meghalaya government but he denied the allegation by the outfit that he was threatened by the then chief minister DD Lapang when he was appointed as a mediator between the government and the HNLC years ago.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Basaiawmoit said, “I categorically state that I was never threatened by Lapang or any minister on the issue of the peace talks between the union and state governments with HNLC. We might have different political ideologies but we respect each other.”
Basaiawmoit statement follows the HNLC’s allegation that “Rev PBM Basiawmoit who was acting as our mediator was also in fact threatened by DD Lapang.”
Basaiawmoit informed that in fact the earlier effort for a peace talk failed because the central government blotched it up.
The HNLC recently expressed its willingness to come under the bilateral ceasefire agreement. On this Basaiawmoit said, “The HNLC is ready to hold talks with the Government without any pre-condition is very much appreciated as it is a big come down from its earlier stand.”
Basaiawmoit, however, pointed out that initiative to bring the HNLC for peace talks in 2004 was let down by the centre.
Basaiawmoit also wished that the efforts to bring about peace by holding peace talk with HNLC becomes a definite success and urge all concerned including stakeholders to be sincere on the issue.- By Our Reporter
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