Assam asked to intensify ops against Ulfa faction

Feb 21, 2012 - MANOJ ANAND |

Age Correspondent

GUWAHATI

Union home minister P. Chidambaram has asked the state government to intensify counter-insurgency operations against anti-talk faction of Ulfa and said that home ministry would consider the options of holding talks with anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland only if they send a formal letter to the home ministry expressing their willingness for resolving the issue through talks.

Disclosing that home ministry was not in favour of adopting “soft” approach towards any separatist outfits of the region, authoritative security sources present in the security review meeting on Sunday told this newspaper that Mr Chidambaram has made it clear that talks with NDFB was possible only if the outfit agrees for a peace-talks within the framework of Indian Constitution.
Pointing out that Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi pleaded for releasing the NDFB chief Ranjan Daimary, security sources said that home ministry would consider the option of releasing Mr Daimary only after the formal letter of NDFB.
Asking the state to deal strongly with anti-talk Ulfa led by Paresh Baruah, security sources said that home ministry has also turned down the demand of state government for more paramilitary forces. Sources said the state government has also been asked to review the deployment of the paramilitary forces and ensure its optimum use for counter-insurgency operations in troubled area.

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