By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Dec 14: The ULFA pro-talk faction, led by Mrinal Hazarika, today reacted sharply to ULFA ‘c-in-c’ Paresh Baruah’s public apology yesterday for the Dhemaji blast on August 15, 2004 and termed the apology a “drama”.
In a statement to the media, Hazarika said, “Why do you need five-and-a-half years to ask for forgiveness? Baruah’s act is nothing but a move to regain public sympathy. The support base of the group has been eroding after we formed the pro-talk faction and exposed the entire misdeeds of the outfit.”
Taking a dig at Baruah, Hazarika further asked the ULFA ‘military’ chief to clarify why he, Prabal Neog and Jiten Dutta were expelled from the outfit. He said: “Baruah, in a written statement on June 24, 2008, had said we were expelled from the outfit because we had gone against the policy and ideals of the organization. Now he is saying we were expelled for triggering the Dhemaji blast. Baruah should first clarify the actual reasons for our expulsion.”
“If we did anything as rebels, we did as per the directives of our commander-in-chief. If we had gone against his orders in Dhemaji, why didn’t he take any action against us then?” Hazarika questioned.
The leader of the pro-talk faction also alleged that Paresh Baruah was trying to derail their peace initiatives. He said, “The ULFA c-in-c’s efforts to bring peace through the formation of the People’s Consultative Group (PCG) failed, while we are making substantial progress. Barua is now making false statements to spoil the whole environment.”
Hazarika said that the ULFA ‘c-in-c’ should respect the sentiments of the people of the State, reform himself and come forward for a meaningful peace process. THE SENTINEL
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