The Asom Gana Parishad on Thursday observed black day across the state a day after the UPA government tabled the Indo Bangla land ratification bill in the Rajya Sabha. Party leaders and workers staged dharna in the district and subdivisional headquarters in protest against the deal that pave the way for lose of hundreds of acares of land to Bangladesh.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has established an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to assess whether the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and its affiliates should continue to be classified as an unlawful association.
The tribunal, chaired by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, was formed under Section 5(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. This follows the MHA's recent decision to extend ULFA's ban for five more years, citing the group's ongoing efforts to secede Assam from India, links with other insurgent groups, and involvement in extortion and violence.
The ULFA, banned since 1990, has a long history of criminal activities,...
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