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The ULFA confusion

By Bg Gogoi |

Everything seems to be utter confusion. If you call it a mystery, nobody can easily crack it and will not be able to do so. ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, Pradip Gogoi, Mithinga Daimary et all are preparing the massive blueprint to be guided by Jatita Abhibartan leader Dr Hiren Gohain and government interlocutor P C Halder. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is waiting to give the political touch and to extract electoral mileage thereof.


The things are understood to have moved in right direction. The process touches touches even a few elusive hardcore aides of commander in chief Paresh Baruah. They include 709 battalion commander Hira Sarania. Hira aided and guided by the jailed top guns has been coordinating the entire process. The huge blueprint came to light when around 19 ULFA topguns and their family members shifted to Assam without the knowledge of Paresh Baruah. They incude Anu Buragohain, Bhaity Baruah, Biju Deka. With active but tacit support from BSF and Assam police,they sneaked in to Assam from across the Indo-Bangla border. Later, they stormed into Nalbari and Barama areas very recently.


Army's Dogra regiment is providing them security in the lower Assam areas.In bid to cover up the blueprint Anu Buragohain said they have only shifted the camp for security reasons. But it fails to buy any support. Chief minister Tarun Gogoi reads it a positive sign while Asom Jatiyo Abhibarton chief convener Dr Hiren Gohain said they have come only after the appeal of the central ledership.What makes out assessment very clear is the sudden visit of government interlocutor PC Halder who visited Rajkhowa on Monday inside the Guwahati Central Jail.


In yet another development, a 20 member team of the outfit's 28th battalion have sneaked into upper Assam from across the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh inter state border. The purpose is understood to be same: they want Rajkhowa to follow. With this, Paresh Baruah remains with only Jibon Moran, Antu Chaudang,Bijoy Chinse. Nobody knows when they would do an Anu. But Barua is still firm. He will carry forward the struggle. But for whom? Has he ever tried to know how many people have sent him to the jungle to fetch an independent Assam?


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Submitted by chow lohan on Mon, 11/10/2010 - 23:56
Why do this militant don't understand that they won't get any thing wit those violence. I want to know for whom are they fighting for. For their own people? Then don't they know that in some violence their own people is also getting hurt and killed... God bless humanity...
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Submitted by Rothin Kachari on Sat, 02/04/2011 - 03:54
-- ULFA leaders, what next?? How you celebrate April 7 ?? -- April 7, 1979 was the day when the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was established. Now that a section of ULFA leaders have come to the discussion table and dropping the idea of liberation from central government of India, what can be the alternative name of this organization by those moderate leaders? How can the energy of ULFA be chanelised. This should be pondered upon and this April 7, 2011 we should know the decision. Can it become the “United Front of Asom” ( UFA ) or “Asom Army” to safeguard the interest of the people of Assam ? Assam and neighbouring areas, in the wake of being a part of a huge country like India needs a parallel organization apart from political parties to safeguard the concerns of the people of the region. We need a pressure group. It should not disappear altogether because the name brand name ‘ULFA’ itself helps students and people from Assam tackle hooligans in other parts of India . No one fears Assam Police, but say ULFA, and criminals in India fear to harm you.
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Submitted by Amitabh Chakraborty on Tue, 26/04/2011 - 02:28
Common people of Assam do want peace. Are the parties involved-ULFA, UlFA on negotiation, ULFA on seize fire and Government along with Jatiya Abhibartan leaders listening? Every one has his own agenda, agenda to gain something either politically or financially. A few amongst these groups/persons are thinking themselves as visionary. But none is thinking to give the sigh of relief to the people of Assam. And definitely, nothing fruitful will come out from all these fiasco and the people will be the most sufferer again. But the dilemma is: everyone trying to project himself as the messiah of the Assamese people though people know very well that nothing will change. Did common people of Assam ever invite anyone to fight for freedom? Are anyone invited by the people of Assam to negotiate or surrender?. But the truth is : all parties are just trying to catch a fish, some groups named it negotiation for peace and for some other groups, it is the fight for freedom. Are anyone there who really care for common people of Assam?

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