The year 2022 saw the end of the tribal insurgency in Assam, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has claimed that insurgent activities have reduced drastically in the Northeast in the last few years. He said several development works are being undertaken in the region under the Act East policy of the Centre. Insurgency has reduced drastically due to the proactive role played by the Centre as well as the states, he said while addressing a programme at Kumarghat in Unakoti district on Tuesday. He asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stitched the eight states of the region in the quest for development and growth. Saha said he is in constant touch with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditiya Scindia for starting international flight services between Agartala and Chittagong in Bangladesh.
Security situation in the Northeastern states has improved substantially since 2014 and insurgency violence in the region is down by 74 per cent
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Ahir said there was no report of any foreign country providing financial or logistic help directly to insurgent groups