{"id":5203,"date":"2025-08-23T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:24:13","slug":"santu-groups-talk-of-accord-movement-fails-to-convince-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chtnews.com\/english\/2025\/08\/23\/santu-groups-talk-of-accord-movement-fails-to-convince-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Santu Group\u2019s Talk of Accord Movement Fails to Convince People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Langadu Correspondent, CHT News<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, 23 August 2025<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting held with elders from several villages at Barkolok High School in Langadu upazila of Rangamati, a leader of the JSS (Santu group) said, \u201cNow is the right time to start a movement for implementing the Accord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, people are no longer willing to believe such statements.<\/p>\n<p>In response to his remarks, some of the elders present at the meeting proposed a joint movement involving all groups, including the UPDF. But the Santu group leaders avoided the question of a united movement, saying, \u201cIf any understanding is reached with the UPDF, they later violate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was held on 22 August 2025. Despite their reluctance, several elders from the villages of Paglichara, Kukichara, Kijingchara, Perachara, North Barkolok, and Barkolok were compelled to attend.<\/p>\n<p>Representing the Santu group were Moni Shankar Chakma, secretary of the Langadu upazila branch; Sujoy Chakma, president of their student wing at the upazila level; and armed group commanders Dheba and Deepto.<\/p>\n<p>Santu group leaders stated: \u201cThe government will not implement the Accord. Now we are taking the initiative to implement it ourselves. Action will be taken against anyone who stands in the way of implementing the Accord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They told the elders that they were prepared to face any challenge, saying, \u201cNow is the right time for a movement to implement the Accord. We must seize this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to CHT News under the condition of anonymity for security reasons, one elder from Barkolok village said, \u201cI had to attend the meeting against my will. Going to their meetings is just a waste of time. But what can we do? We have to go. Everyone wants to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIn the past 27 years, they have not launched any movement for the implement of the Accord. They only talk about it, but their actions contradict their words. If someone says they\u2019re going to Rangamati but instead head toward Baghaichari, who would believe them? The Santu group talks about a movement, yet their leaders sit comfortably in the Regional Council, and they kill those who actually fight against the government \u2014 who should be their allies in implementing the Accord. No one truly committed to the movement would ever do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another elder, agreeing with his statement, said, \u201cOur ears are sore from hearing the Santu group talk about starting a movement for the Accord. The world could end, and they still wouldn\u2019t start a movement. They are using these words to mislead us. I don\u2019t believe them at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He questioned, \u201cHow can you lead a movement while cozying up to the government and mingling with the army? How can you talk about implementing the Accord after killing your own people and waging war against your own brothers without cause? This is madness!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the Santu group\u2019s accusation that the UPDF violates agreements, Bishal Chakma, organizer of the UPDF\u2019s Langadu upazila unit, responded, \u201cThe Santu group leaders are experts at lying, from top to bottom. It is not us \u2014 they are the ones who repeatedly violated the terms of agreements. They broke the pacts made in 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the last agreement with the Santu group was in 2018, which included a clause that neither party would enter the other&#8217;s organizational territory. \u201cBut within a year or two, they violated the terms by entering our areas in Panchari and Dighinala and began harassing us. That\u2019s not all \u2014 later, they sparked a new round of fratricidal conflict by cold-bloodedly killing Jibon Tripura in Narichari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishal Chakma said that the UPDF is still willing to support the Santu group if it genuinely starts a movement to implement the Accord. \u201cBut they do nothing except act as government agents, serve the army, and shoot their own brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Langadu Correspondent, CHT News Saturday, 23 August 2025 At a meeting held with elders from several villages at Barkolok High School in Langadu upazila of Rangamati, a leader of the JSS (Santu group) said, \u201cNow is the right time to start a movement for implementing the Accord.\u201d However, people are no longer willing to believe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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