‘ULFA working at ISI’s behest’

Correspondent
UDALGURI, Feb 17 – There is no meaning of sovereignty as conceived by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) due to the rapidly changing world politics. ULFA’s goal is wishful thinking ULFA cannot achieve it. This was said by Jiten Dutta, secretary of the pro-talk ULFA body, who was here at Udalguri on Friday evening along with Dilip Kalita, assistant secretary, Dibakar Moran, finance secretary and Jon Bhuyan, member of the body, at the office premises of Udalguri AJYCP.

During an hour-long ‘Exchange of thoughts’, the pro-talk ULFA leader observed that Pakistan’s ISI has been using ULFA in carrying out destructive activities in Assam. They have turned into puppets in the hands of ISI.

“Now see where we are, sheltered in Bangladesh, we can’t dream of a sovereign Asom. Rather, we may predict that after some 20 years, Bangladeshis, now flourishing in Assam, would demand autonomy and other status,” Dutta said.

Dutta also observed that the pro-talk body of ULFA wanted a solution within the framework of Indian Constitution. “We want full autonomy to Assam, full safeguard to all indigenous tribes of the region as an alternative to sovereignty. We now believe in non-violence and realise that if we continue with irrelevant demands such as sovereignty, the top leader would no doubt survive in foreign lands but our boys would die one by one and we can’t allow it carry on this way”, Dutta said.

He also said that gun culture can’t be an ultimate solution for peace and prosperity. It rather invites destruction of a generation.

The pro-talk ULFA leader on the occasion informed mediapersons that the body is going to submit its charter of demands on February 16 next to Prime Minister of Indian through Chief Minister of Assam.

Even though our demands may not be met soon, we shall continue our democratic effort with the help of intellectuals, social organisations and student bodies, so that we can bring full autonomy to our motherland,” he added. He also showed a copy of manifesto of the organisation which advocate the introduction of Upper House in Assam Assembly, full autonomy and safeguard of indigenous population.

The pro-talk body of ULFA led by Jiten Dutta held discussions with the office-bearers of Udalguri district units of AJYCP and All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union on the occasion. source: assam tribune