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.
The Opposition AGP is likely to field Joseph Toppo in Tezpur in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls slated for April 24.The move to field Toppo from Tezpur got momentum day after the sitting MP faxed his resignation papers to the party leadership on Thursday alleging utter humiliation from the party.Sources closed to Toppo claimed on Friday that he might join BJP. But he has yet to disclosed his future course of action.On the other hand, senior AGP leaders told Assam Times that Toppo’s resignation as unfortunate as the party has not formally declared the candidate.In yet another development, senior leader Brindabon Goswami said that he won’t contest from Tezpur and urged the party leadership to...
Security forces claimed to have killed a hardcore NDFB-S militant in Sonitpur district on Friday.According to information, the militant was killed at an encounter in Ramnathpur area in the wee hours.Two other dreaded militants of the Bodo outfit have been captured in the encounter.
AGP is holding its crucial general council meeting on Friday to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Resentment among a section of senior party leaders is expected to dominate the meeting at Ambari chaired by president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta.Notably, a circle of senior party leaders have joined BJP in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.Sitting MP Joseph Toppo has resigned from the party saying that he was shocked to have learnt that he won’t get ticket this time.
Gauhati High court is expected to hear the anticipatory bail application of Kamal Medhi who has been implicated in the sensational Pranab Boro self immolation case.Medhi, who is on the run to get rid of arrest, had to move the High Court after the Chief Judicial Magistrate rejected the plea for anticipatory bail since police failed to arrest him in the case.
Gauhati High Court is all set to hear the bail application of Akhil Gogoi who was remanded to judicial custody last week.The court fixed the date of hearing last week. But the counselor applied for more time to appear on behalf of the KMSS president who was arrested in connection with the self immolation of Pranab Boro.
BJP has announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The main opposition party has fielded Rameswar Teli in Dibrugarh while Chandra Mohan Patowary has been fielded in Barpeta.Ram Prasad Sarma will contest from Tezpur while his counterpart in Dhubri is Dr Debmoy Sanyal.Krishna Das will contest from Kaimganj while Kabindra Purkayastha has been fielded in Silchar.The party has earlier announced candidates for Guwahati, Mangoldoi, Jorhat, Lakhimpur.
Barring Mongoldoi, Congress has announced all candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.AICC spokesman Modhusudan Mishtry announced two more names at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon.The ruling party has fielded Jonjunali Baruah in Nagaon while Wazed Ali Chaudhury will contest from Dhubri.The AICC election committee is yet to clear the candidate for Mongoldoi seat.The party earlier has announced the names of ten candidates.
RAJU BARUAH FROM TEZPURAll of a sudden trouble seems to have brewed in Tezpur AIUDF.The Sonitpur AIUDF makes it plain and simple that they are all prepared to resign in rank and file if the party leadership fields Sheikh Saddique in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.The preparedness has been intimated to the party president Badaruddin Ajmal who in Guwahati told reporters on Thursday that the party is considering a winnable candidate from Tezpur.Significantly, the party officials in Tezpur have nothing to go against Mani Kumar Subba who is ready to be the candidate with AIUDF ticket.
In a major setback for AGP, Joseph Toppo pulled out of the regional party.The sitting MP from Tezpur sent his resignation letter to the party leadership in Guwahati alleging that the party is not in a mood to field him for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Notably, the party is considering the name of Brindabon Goswami in lieu of the sitting MP.
Senior AGP leader Brindabon on Thursday refuses to contest from Tezpur alleging utter disappointment of Joseph Toppo who is a strong contender in the race for ticket.Goswami has asked the party leadership to field Toppo from Tezpur and to bring Padma Hazarika back to the party.Notably, the party is considering the name of Brindabon Goswami in lieu of the sitting MP.
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