Related sources have indicated that the rules for the Hill Tracts Land Disputes Redressal Commission were discussed during the last committee meeting. During that session, the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council were tasked with preparing a proposal for discussion with the Ministry of Lands.
In the most recent meeting, which took place last Sunday, concerns were raised by the committee about the activities of the militant and terrorist organization Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF). The committee urged to take strict action against them.
The question arises: how did armed organizations like the Kuki-Chin emerge in the Chittagong Hill Tracts despite the presence of extensive security and surveillance measures?
The government constituted the first Land Disputes Settlement Commission in 1999 to settle land disputes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Thereafter, despite subsequent changes in the Act and personnel of the Commission, its implementation has remained elusive for the last 22 years.
The agreement provides for the resettlement of internal and Indian refugees in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. A task force was constituted in this regard. The non-resolution of the land dispute even after almost two and a half decades after the signing of the agreement has raised many questions among the hill people.