Ulfa faction threatens armed strike against Cong
The anti-dialogue faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) led by its fugitive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah has threatened to launch an armed strike against the ruling Congress in the state for splitting the outfit.
By Prabin Kalita, TNN |
GUWAHATI: The anti-dialogue faction of United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) led by its fugitive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah has threatened to launch an armed strike against the ruling Congress in the state for splitting the outfit.
In a statement emailed to the TOI, the outfit also warned the people to stay away from election meetings of the Congress. The assembly elections in the state are due in April.
"We will protest with arms against the Congress for its divide and rule policy adopted with our outfit. So we appeal the people to keep a safe distance from the Congress meetings. We do not want to harm the people and so this appeal is to alert them against our armed protest very soon," the statement sent by Ulfa's publicity wing member self styled lieutenant Arunodoy Dohotia stated.
Majority of Ulfa members, including all the top leadership except Baruah, have agreed to start unconditional talks with the centre. These leaders have held familiarization meetings with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and home minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi last week.
However, Baruah has rejected the decision taken by the majority of the outfit led by the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. He stands firm by his decision that he will not join the peace process unless the government agrees to hold dialogue with Ulfa on its main demand of sovereignty.
Intelligence agencies claim that Paresh Baruah has just about 22 second rung leaders and about 100 cadres with him, most of them holed up in Myanmar. A few days ago when the Ulfa leadership embarked on the meetings in New Delhi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi had said that the threat from Paresh Baruah and his faction would remain but assured that security forces were on high alert to negate this threat.
In a statement emailed to the TOI, the outfit also warned the people to stay away from election meetings of the Congress. The assembly elections in the state are due in April.
"We will protest with arms against the Congress for its divide and rule policy adopted with our outfit. So we appeal the people to keep a safe distance from the Congress meetings. We do not want to harm the people and so this appeal is to alert them against our armed protest very soon," the statement sent by Ulfa's publicity wing member self styled lieutenant Arunodoy Dohotia stated.
Majority of Ulfa members, including all the top leadership except Baruah, have agreed to start unconditional talks with the centre. These leaders have held familiarization meetings with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and home minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi last week.
However, Baruah has rejected the decision taken by the majority of the outfit led by the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa. He stands firm by his decision that he will not join the peace process unless the government agrees to hold dialogue with Ulfa on its main demand of sovereignty.
Intelligence agencies claim that Paresh Baruah has just about 22 second rung leaders and about 100 cadres with him, most of them holed up in Myanmar. A few days ago when the Ulfa leadership embarked on the meetings in New Delhi, chief minister Tarun Gogoi had said that the threat from Paresh Baruah and his faction would remain but assured that security forces were on high alert to negate this threat.
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