Army to step up action against ULFA

Tezpur: The army has decided to step up action against ULFA.This was decided in a Senior Commanders meeting held at the Headquarters of IV core in Tezpur on Monday.

The meeting was presided by GOC Lt General R K Chabra and was attended by the GOCs IN C's of all divisions under IV core.

PRO, Colonel Narender Singh said that the decison to mount pressure on ULFA was taken to prevent the threat that ULFA creates ahead of its martyr day on 27th July and the Independence Day of India on 15th of August. It has been observed that ULFA increases its subversive activities on or before this period every year.

It has also been decided to keep strict vigilance on the Assam-Meghalaya border and the Assam-Arunachal border by helicopter. Sources have indicated that the Assam-Nagaland border would be monitored by the III core based out of Dimapur. Army may also seal the border if required to stop the movement of extremists from neighbouring states.

Parag Aditya