"Dialogue" with rebels has led to decline in violence: Haldar

"Dialogues have brought down level of violence even as there continues to be certain pockets of concerns," Haldar said.

He said "certain groups have not come to the table or have broken away from the parent organisation but I am optimistic that they will see reasons that dialogue is the only means to end strive and violence cannot be a medium of interaction."

On the progress of the dialogue with Assam