The United Liberation Front of Asom will never talk to the government if they are forced to be lodged in jail. Disclosing this chairman of the banned insurgent outfit Arabinda Rajkhowa said they will not write it to the Centre from inside the jail. Rajkhowa was rushed to the Regional Dental College in Guwahati on Tuesday. This development comes a day after Union Home minister P Chidambaram said the Centre was waiting for a written communique from the outfit for holding talk. Chidambaram, further said the government can't wait for an indefinite period of time only because of Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah. He said talk is possible sans Paresh Baruah.
PermalinkSubmitted by SANJUKTA LEKHARU on Tue, 09/02/2010 - 23:22
This is a very good decison. Should not talk process between ULFA and Govt from jail or with Handcraft. Govt should negociate something and also ULFA see it again.....
PermalinkSubmitted by milk talukdar on Wed, 10/02/2010 - 02:22
Maybe there will be a kind of talk, but I don't think the insurgency problem will be solved in seven sisters region if the Indian govt. does not change its policy towards the region. History repeats itself. Rajkhowa gone some one else will come out soon, as Fiju gone IM-K came out. What a unmatured way of solving problems!
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