Secessionist Movements and The North-East
- Secessionist Movements in the Northeast happened due to the demand for autonomy in some regions or states like Mizoram and Nagaland.
- After 1947, the hill area of the Mizoram became the autonomous district of Assam.
- The movement became popular when the Assam government failed to tackle the great famine in Mizoram in 1959.
- This problem increased the anger of the people and they formed the Mizo National Front (MNF). Laldenga was their leader.
- Mizo National Front (MNF) is experienced in guerilla tactics and they got support from Pakistan. Pakistan gave shelter to this separatist somewhere in East Pakistan.
- In 1986, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and Laldenga signed the peace agreement. In this agreement, Mizoram became a state and Mizo National Front (MNF) gave up on its secessionist struggle.
- After this peace agreement, Mizoram became the most peaceful state in India.
- The same incidents happened in Nagaland too. They started violent activities in the state. The government signed the peace agreement with the Nagas. There was no negotiation between the rebels of Nagaland and the government of India.
The North-East| Class 12 Political Science
The North-East is a subpart of the Class 12 Political Science Chapter Chapter 7 which is entitled the Regional Aspirations. The subpart of North-East describes the different things in the form of issues like Demands for Autonomy, Secessionist Movements, Movements Against Outsiders, and Sikkim’s Merger.
In this article, we are going to discuss the Class 12 Political Science Chapter 7 subpart The North-East in detail.