ULFA-I uses guerrilla tactic only for self defence and not for waging any waragainstIndia, said Dr Abhizeet Asom.
In a message sent to media on the Protest Day on Saturday, the ULFA-I chairman said that the outfit has been struggling to save the rights of the indigenous people of Assam.
According to the elusive ULFA-I leader, the "immature" studentleaders who spearheaded the Assam Agitation surrendered before New Delhi when they signed an accord to deport Bangladeshi aliens in 1985 with Rajiv Gandhi.
"However, India in contrast is seeking military solution to our legitimate struggle to establish our birthright as enshrined in international statues and our indigenous masses are responding to the call of the hour to own what belong to them," said the ULFA supremo.
He further spoke of the India, Bangladesh land deal with reference to the history of East Pakistan. The outfit also said that the move to give refugee status to the non-Muslim Bangladeshis are strange.
Hundreds of students staged dharna in front of the state secondary education board office in Guwahati opposing the move to dilute six subjects from the syllabus.Led by Assam Sanskrit Students Union, the protestors alleged a nefarious conspiracy to dilute the vital and relevant subjects from the HSLC syllabus.Protesters told Assam Times that earlier they wanted discussion with the SEBA chairman and secretary. But they could not find time to discuss the serious issue forcing them to stage dharna on Monday.
KMSS activists are thronged in thousands in Guwahati on Monday demanding immediate release of Akhil Gogoi and land pattas for the landless lot. In a huge rally at the Laxmidhar Baruah Khetra in the city the KMSS activists further shouted slogans demanding arrest of chief minister Tarun Gogoi and revenue minister Prithvi Majhi.They alleged that the duo have been trying their best to keep the KMSS president and his associates in jail. They warned the government of dire consequences if it further makes any attempt to arrest Gogoi in fresh case.
Yet another gangrape incident has made Guwahati to hang its head in shame.The incident took place in Jalukbari area where three persons gangraped a girl on Monday wee hours.According to allegations, they forced her to consume highly objectionable with food and then gangraped her one after another.Later acting on the complaint, Jalukbari police have arrested the perpetrators. The victim is undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital.
Its confirm. Rahul Gandhi will be on a visit to Assam on Thursday. During his day long visit, the AICC vice president is scheduled to hold two poll rallies.According to information, Gandhi will arrive in Tezpur at 11 in the afternoon and would address the rally in Biswanath Chariali on behalf of Congress candidate Bhupen Bora.Then he would leave for Dibrugarh. Gandhi is scheduled to hold the poll rally at 2 in the afternoon on behalf of party candidate Pawan Singh Ghatowar.
Tension seems to have been escalating in Tinsukia a day after one person was killed and ten others have been injured when a section of people clashed to security forces during an eviction drive at a forest area.The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when security forces were on a drive to evict the encroachers in the Namfai forest area in Jagun.A section of the encroachers tuned violent forcing the security forces to lob tear gas shell. As the situation went out of control, the security forces resorted to firing where one person was killed and ten others sustained injury.
The Gauhati High Court is expected to clear it judgments on four other bail petitions moved by Akhil Gogoi on Monday.The judgments are expected at any moment. Even if the court grants bail on Monday, the KMSS president would not be able to come out of the jail.He has several other cases pending against him. The court has already cleared bails in alteast seven cases. The crucial one was the self immolation case in Dispur.
KMSS on Sunday threatened the Government of dire consequences if it further files cases against Akhil Gogoi.The organization made it clear that if the government resorts to nefarious tactic to keep the KMSS president in jail till the Lok Sabha poll, the result would be a disastrous.The High Court on Monday will hear the a few bail petitions moved by Gogoi’s counsel a few days after he procured bail in a few cases.
The Election Commission has registered a case against Dhubri Congress candidate Wazed Ali Chaudhury for allegedly distributing money at a poll rally.The country’s poll panel has lodged the complaint against the Congress candidate before the additional superintendent of police for investigation.The Election Commission took the decision after it examine the video footage where the candidate himself was seen distributing money at a poll rally.
AICC is preparing a film on poll campaign in New Delhi where three senior Congress leaders from Assam are set to find place.The sudden invitation came to Lakhimpur Congress candidate Ranee Narah, her Tezpur counterpart Bhupen Bora.They are apart from Congress leader and health minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma who arrived in the capital on Sunday evening.The trio are expected to be back on Monday.
Amid non cooperation in poll campaign by a section of party legislators, Lakhimpur Congress candidate Ranee Narah has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday.The Union minister is believed to have been preparing to apprise the party high command of the growing dissidence against her in the run up to the Lok sabha polls.Notably, a section of party legislators have been shying away from campaigning for the Lakhimpur’s sitting MP alleging that they were not satisfied with her.Tezpur Congress candidate Bhupen Bora has also arrived in New Delhi on Sunday evening. Bora and Ranee Narah are believed to have been invited for discussion on poll prospect by the party high command.
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