KLA declares unilateral ceasefire

Haflong (Assam), Nov 6 (PTI) The underground Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) in Assam has declared unilateral ceasefire with the government. The outfit from now onwards will not involve itself in any kind of violence, extortion and unlawful activities, said top KLA leaders at a press conference last night. The outfit was formed way back in 1993 as a breakaway faction of the mother KLA organisation in Manipur mainly to protect the right of Kuki tribals in the Dimasa dominated district of Dima Hasao in Assam. A couple of days back, two of its cadres were arrested and arms and ammunition recovered from them. The KLA recently had voiced its desire for formal negotiation with the government.