Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) has organised a rally on Saturday demanding the full-fledged implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord, at the 20th anniversary of its [CHT Accord] signing. Lawmaker and the vice president of PCJSS Rangamati district unit Ushaton Talukder addressed the rally as chief guest that held at Rangamati’s Gymnasium Square on Saturday. Also Read- CHT Peace Accord: 20 years of unfulfilled promisesDuring his speech, the lawmaker, pointing finger at the ruling party, said: “You are celebrating the 20th anniversary of CHT Peace Accord like the Victory Day. We were also supposed to celebrate the day.”“But you don’t have any intention to understand why we are organizing such protest programs on this day,” the Rangamati lawmaker added. The speakers expressed frustration as the fundamental sections of CHT Peace Accord are yet to be implemented and the current administration could not make any significant progress in this regard during its nine-year-long tenure.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 02, 2017 15:56 UTC