New Delhi

In another step to maintain peace as well as law and order, a tripartite peace agreement is expected to be signed with tribal militant groups in Assam in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday.

The peace agreement is expected to be signed by the Central government, Assam government and five rebel outfits of Assam - All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Adivasi Cobra Militants of Assam, Birsa Commando Force, Santhal Tiger Force and Adivasi People's Army.

The five tribal outfit groups are currently under a ceasefire deal with the government and have since been holding peace talks.

Over a hundred cadres of these groups are now temporarily living in designated camps under the protection of the Assam police.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with senior officials in the Assam government will be present during the signing of the agreement.

The Assam CM will meet members of the five militant outfits at Assam House before heading to the Ministry of Home Affairs for signing the historical agreement.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah in January 2020 also presided over the signing of a historic agreement between the Government of India, the Government of Assam and Bodo representatives in New Delhi to end the over 50-year-old Bodo crisis that has cost the region over 4,000 lives.