Christian peace workers meet chief minister Gogoi
The Chief Minister stressed on confidence-building measures for complete restoration of peace and normalcy in the affected areas.
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They told Gogoi that said status quo has to be maintained at any cost and that the ethnic problem has to be viewed from humanitarian perspective. The Chief Minister agreed, according to an official press release said those displaced during violence must be rehabilitated.
The church leaders said the peace process has to be carried out at the grass-root level and the involvement of the gaon burahs (village headmen) is a must for reconciliation and ushering in durable peace along the inter-state border.
They said early political solution to the disputed areas would take more time but the reconciliation process among the people living along the border is of utmost necessity for peace to prevail there.
The church leaders also told the chief minister that efforts are on to facilitate harvesting by the displaced Adivasi people from farms they cultivated.
The Chief Minister stressed on confidence-building measures for complete restoration of peace and normalcy in the affected areas.
He lauded the peace initiatives of the church leaders and hoped that their efforts would help to restore normalcy by rekindling the age-old ties between the people of both the States living along the border.
A peace prayer was held on the occasion and it was joined in by the Chief Minister, wherein the church leaders prayed for early restoration of peace and normalcy in the affected areas.
The delegation of the Joint Peace Mission team consisted of Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, Reverend Dr Kavito Zhimomi, Reverend Kari Longchar, Reverend Amos Humtsoe, Reverend Soloman Rongpi, Reverend R Lalnunzira, Fr Romanus, Elder FJ Mairom, Atango, Meru, Satyajit Das, Amrit Goldsmith and Allen Brooks.
Source: Assam tribune
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