Shillong, Feb 8: The proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Tuesday said that they are ready to talk within the ambit of the Indian constitution and without any pre-conditions.
The HNLC general secretary cum publicity secretary, Sainkupar Nongtraw in a statement said that the Standstill Agreement and the Instrument of Accession shall not be included.
“If the government of India is willing then we are ready to go for a dialogue,†Nongtraw said.
The HNLC also said that it hoped that NGOs and pressure groups would also have a stake in the peace process.
“After decades of confrontation and suffering we the HNLC decided to have a dialogue with the government of Meghalaya and the government of India as we in the view of acknowledgment that a peaceful solution shall be achieved leaving aside all bitterness,†Nongtraw said.
The HNLC also urged the centre to appoint an interlocutor at the earliest