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Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, president of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and chairman of the Parbatya Chattogram Regional Council, has voiced strong criticism against successive governments for their failure to address core concerns in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and implement the CHT Peace Accord.

Speaking at the Chittagong Hill Tracts Headman Network Conference in Rangamati, Larma stated that the BNP government in the early 1980s settled approximately 500,000 outsiders in the hill region. He questioned the current BNP government's role in the signing of the accord, emphasizing that the agreement was signed on December 2, 1997, under an Awami League government.

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We have not seen any role of this BNP government behind the signing of the agreement [CHT Peace Accord].

Larma expressed deep disappointment, stating that despite many years passing since the accord's signing, there has been no progress toward its implementation. He declared that the Jumma people have been deceived, particularly by the Awami League government at the time. The sentiment was echoed by Advocate Bhabatosh Dewan, vice president of the CHT Headman Network, who presided over the event. Other notable attendees included Chakma Raja Barrister Devashish Roy, Rangamati Zila Parishad Chairman Kajal Talukder, and representatives from various CHT organizations.

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We signed the accord on December 2, 1997, under an Awami League government. Many years have passed but we have not seen any possibility of implementing this agreement [CHT Peace Accord]. We have been deceived. The Awami League government at that time deceived our Jumma people.