Overview
- Hundreds of surrendered members of the NLFT and ATTF began a 72‑hour rail and road blockade on Friday, June 12, to press for fast execution of a Rs 250 crore rehabilitation package from the 2024 peace accord.
- Protesters blocked stretches of NH‑8 and the state's single rail link, forcing Northeast Frontier Railway to regulate several passenger trains and bringing traffic to a standstill on key routes.
- After multiple rounds of talks during the day, the agitators withdrew the blockades in the afternoon following an appeal attributed to Chief Minister Manik Saha and an assurance of a high‑level meeting chaired by the CM.
- The core grievances remain unresolved: former cadres say beneficiary screening is very slow with only a small number identified so far, and they object to the government hiring an external agency to implement the package.
- The 2024 Memorandum of Settlement that led about 584 militants to surrender is now under strain, and the promised meeting will be the near‑term test of whether rehabilitation can be sped up and the peace process steadied.