ULFA's Paresh Baruah faction asks oil company to quit Assam

GUWAHATI: The proscribed ULFA Paresh Baruah faction on Friday served a 'quit notice' to a private oil and gas company in Assam alleging that it was exploiting the state's natural resources against the local people's interest.

"We are giving them the notice to stop all their operations in the state and leave within one and half months from today," said an ULFA statement.

The 'quit notice' was sent to Shiv-Vani Oil and Gas Exploration Services Ltd in Upper Assam.

"If the company tries to continue its operations here with the help of security forces, going against the interest of the local people, then its impact will be on the employees of the company," said the statement by its central publicity wing chief Arun Oday Dehotia.

Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.