Ceasefire Agreement with ULFA likely now

A formal ceasefire agreement may soon take place between pro-Talk group of ULFA, led by its founder president Arabinda Rajkhowa, after it is reported that pro-talk ULFA group has been invited to Delhi for discussion on 3rd September 2011. It may be mentioned here that, pro-Talk ULFA group had declared ceasefire unilaterally on 13 July 2011.

It is expected that, the rules of ceasefire would be same in line with present NDFB and other rebel groups in North East India, which are in ceasefire agreement and talks with government of India.
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Pro-Talk ULFA leaders will get into business : Peace Talk result ?

What can be called a very interesting development, Pro-talk ULFA leader Mrinal Hazarika stated that ULFA would now involve itself with business activities in Assam. Hira Saraniya, the ‘commander of the outfit’s 709 battalion’ has been appointed as the in-charge for the purpose, he further added.

Claiming that the intervention is aimed at evicting ‘mafia raj’ and ‘syndicates’ from the existing business scenario, the ULFA leader said that the outfit’s intervention would facilitate involvement of local youths in coal and other lucrative businesses.
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Pro-talk ULFA denies having received money

ULFA had denied having received any money from Government for their day to day expenses. In a press release sent to news channels, news papers in Assam, pro-talk ULFA group chairman, Arabinda Rajkhowa had clarified that they have not received any money from government and urges news papers to prove that pro-talk ULFA had received any money.

In the press release, he had also warned media not to spread such rumour and appealed to the people of Assam to not get miss-leaded by such biased news. [Read more...]

Rs. 2 Crore for ULFA Peace Talk and Assam Election

Recent news report in various news papers tells the story that, ULFA has been given Rs. 2 crore ( as per Asian Age Rs. 40 lac as per Assam Tribune) for daily expenses of ULFA leaders as well as its 400 overground cadres who are now in designated camps at various places in Assam.

According to Asian Age, the pro-talk group of ULFA led by Arabinda Rajkhowa ( currently released on bail from Guwahati jail after he was arrested from Bangladesh and pushed back to India) sought the financial assistance from Government.
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Plebiscite in Assam way forward : Anti-Talk ULFA faction

Reacting to Pro-talk ULFA factions condemnation of the recent ‘armed attack’ on Congress in the form of IED blast at Rajiv Bhavan, Congress Head Quarter in Guwahati, anti-talk ULFA has urged Arabinda Rajkhowa and other pro-talk leaders to return back to join the outfit.

the outfit’s publicity wing leader Arunodoy Dohotia, in an email to NE TV ( Local satellite Channel based in Guwahati) said that “only a plebiscite in presence of UN observers is the way ahead and not the Sanmilito Jatiya Abhibartan.”
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Pro-Talk ULFA condemns Bomb Blast at Rajiv Bhavan, Guwahati

Pro-Talk ULFA faction led by its founding president, Arabinda Rajkhowa had condemned the bomb attack on Rajiv Bhavan, Congress Head Quarter, in Guwahati on Monday, evening 14 Mar 2011 injuring five person, one seriously.

In a press release, pro-talk ULFA leaders had termed the bomb attack “unconstitutional” and committed by Paresh Barua on his own. They also threatened Paresh Barua of organisational action for taking such steps on his own.
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ULFA threatens Congress in Assam

In a surprising development, it is reported that ULFA’s anti-talk faction led by self styled Commander In Chief Paresh Barua had threatened Congress to launch armed strike against it. According to Times Of India, ULFA mailed them warning people to stay away from Congress meetings ahead of Assam assembly election due in April 2011.

ULFA had accused Congress of trying to weaken ULFA by splitting it. ULFA will attack Congress with arms and they are requesting people not to attend their meetings as they do not want to harm.
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Opposition of Bodoland one of the main demands : ULFA

Ending month-long speculation about demands to be raised by ULFA (United Liberation Front Of Asom) during its much hyped talks with Indian government, ULFA has come out with few demands like special status for Assam. Another important and significant demand by ULFA is opposing the separate Bodoland Demand by ABSU ( All Bodo Student Union).

Sashadhar Chowdhury, the outfit’s ‘foreign secretary’, in an interview to CNN-IBN news channel, said the group’s ‘basic demand will be to overhaul the constitution because that is the sovereign instrument with which a country is governed’.
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