Guwahati: In yet another ‘handiwork,’ ULFA explodes a powerful bomb in the busy Machkhowa areas on Saturday morning at around 7-30 which left four people dead and more than twenty injured.
The blast that rocks again in the time of the grand Ambubachi mela atop Kamakhya and Asian Athletic Grand Prix at Sarusajai, took place in front of a mosque. All those four were killed on the spot.
The bomb was placed beside a small tea stall at the daily fruit and vegetable market. Most of the vendors and visitors were not present in the morning when the bomb exploded.
The injured people have been admitted to the nearby hospital for treatment by the people who rushed to the spot hearing the huge sound the blast made. The conditions of four of these people are critical.
Immediately after the incident, police and top ranked police and civil officials including the Deputy Commissioner Abinash Joshi arrived in the spot and started investigation. Later talking to the reporters on the spot, Mr Joshi says the blast is a handiwork of ULFA.
Meanwhile, the city police beefs up security arrangement in view of the grand fair and festival at the Kahakhya temple and also to ensure security to the athletes across the Asian countries in view of the 16th Asian Grand Prix. The event is inaugurated on Saturday by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
Panic spreads among those who gatecrash the Kamakhya temple premises to participate in the on going Ambubashi fair. These people have arrived in the fair spot from the last week.
PermalinkSubmitted by A. R. on Sat, 23/06/2007 - 15:07
The explosion took place at Machkhowa and that too in front of a mosque at 5.30 A.M. and not at 7.30 A.M. The time 5.30 A.M. of Muslim Fajar Salah( morning prayer )
Immediately after the incident, police and top ranked police and civil officials including the Deputy Commissioner Abinash Joshi arrived in the spot and started investigation. Later talking to the reporters on the spot, Mr Joshi says the blast is a handiwork of ULFA.
How can A. Joshi imediately blame ULFA without proper investigation.
This is second blast in Muslim area within weeks.
The last week was - The explosion took place at a predominantly Muslim area in village Gulutuk in Kamrup district, 50 km from Guwahati.
The Guluktuk blast - "The blast was carried out at the behest of the RSS and was executed by the organisation's youth wing with Abhijit Sarma as the kingpin," ULFA spokesman Raju Baruah said in a statement received by IANS. "Sarma is a member of RSS's youth wing," the statement said. How can a place which is 100% Muslim - a bomb blast ? This is the main question which the local people's should think.
The Centre on Wednesday smartly passed the buck on to the state government after the SJA delegation camping in Delhi met P Chidambaram in the evening. The Union home minister said the state government can only release the jailed ULFA leaders to help them take a formal decision. Led by renowned critic Dr Hiren Gohain, the SJA team called on Chidambaram at 4.30 in the afternoon. Significantly, chief minister Tarun Gogoi has been harping on Centre's intervention for release of Ulfa leaders on parole.
Mama/ Senior ULFA leader Bhimkanta Burhagohain said that C-in-C Paresh Barua is not oppose talk with the government and will not do it in future. Talking to reporters at the Tezpur court premises on Tuesday, Bhimkanta alias Mama said the final and formal decision on talk would be taken by the outfit's general council.
Eminent social worker Hena Bora will attend the Guest of the Month programme of Guwahati Press Club on June 25. The programme will begin at 12 noon. Ms Bora, a leader of Assam Mahila Sangh, women's wing of the Communist Party of India, will talk about various issues to the media. Member-journalists are requested to participate in the programme.
The 6-member delegation led by Dr Hiren Gohain is all set to meet union home minister P Chidambaram along with some leading politicians. According to information, Dr Gohain and his delegation will meet Chidambaram to urge him to expediate the talk. The suggestion to release the jailed Ulfa top guns is likely to come up. During their date with Dr Singh on Monday, they were suggested to take it up with Chidambaram. Apart from the delegation is waiting to meet UPA chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj seeking their support. On Tuesday they meet Left veteran AB Bardhan.
A delegation of Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan led by Dr Hiren Gohain on Wednesday received positive signal in terms of holding talk with ULFA through dialogue. The Congress president flashed her green signal as the delegation met her at her 10th Janapath residence. Talking to reporters, the delegation leader and critic Dr Gohain said Gandhi was positive for an amicable settlement of the insurgency problem in Assam. The delegation is scheduled to meet Union home minister P Chidambaram at 4-30 in the evening.
The Central Bureau of Investigation probing the multicrore scam in the NC Hills of Tuesday failed to get remand of the accused RH Khan as he was not produced before the special court. According to information, the authorities at the Guwahati central jail did not take the suspended social welfare officer to the court citing health ground certified by a panel of doctors. The court has asked teh jail authorities to produce Khan before the court on June 28.
There seems to be an end to the decade-old deadlock over the ULFA-government talk. The encouraging development surfaces as prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh shows keen desire to hold talk with ULFA when a delegation of the statr's civil society called on him on Monday evening.
Led by noted critic and educationist Dr Hiren Gohain, the Sanmilito Jatiyo Abhibartan delegation urged Dr Singh to revive the talk to end the decade old insurgency problems confronting Assam and its people. Talking to reporters after the date with Dr Singh , Dr Gohain, the chief convener of the convention said they are happy with the PM's positive response.
"We are hopeful of a positive solution at his kind...
Noted academician and critic Dr Hiren Gohain said ULFA C-in-C Paresh Barua can't alone oppose talk with Government. Talking to reporters in Delhi on Monday Dr Gohain said Barua has no right to impose a decision on talk and that it for central body to take the final decision where he is a member.
PM's date with Dr Hiren Gohain led SJA delegation ended on a positive note on Monday. According to Dr Gohain, the prime minister is very positive and that he was keen to solve the Ulfa problem. He said the government must release the Jailed leaders to help them take a formal decision.
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