Jantantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) Jwala Singh faction has rejected the ultimatum given by Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula to come to the negotiating table within 15 days.

A statement issued by Jwala Singh Tuesday said the government was “trying to mobilise the army to suppress the Terai movement for liberation” and that his group and the Terai people were ready to tackle with the government’s security forces.

The JTMM splinter group also warned the hills-origin government officials based in Terai to evacuate in two weeks period and that the failure of which would result in strong physical actions.

Sitaula on Saturday asked the armed Terai groups including the two factions of JTMM to come to the talks table within 15 days and warned of deployment of security forces if the rebel groups failed to comply.