[Assam] ‘Chanokya Trickery’ to fool the ULFA failed this time and India blows the ‘Doondubhi’ again to wipe out Assamese nationalism.

[Bartta Bistar]

 No further extension of ceasefire in Assam; govt tells PCG
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New Delhi, Sept 22: The Centre today conveyed to ULFA-nominated Peoples
Consultative Group that it would not be possible for it to further extend
the suspension of security forces' operations against the insurgent group in
Assam unless it receives a written commitment on holding direct talks.

The tough government stand was conveyed by National Security Advisor M K
Narayanan to Assamese author and mediator in ULFA talks Indira Goswami here,
sources said.

However, the sources said, Narayanan told Goswami that the Centre would wait
for "some more days" before relaunching Army operations against the banned
group.

The Centre's stand comes close on the heels of two rounds of discussions
among different government agencies where representatives of the Army are
believed to have opposed further extension of the one-and-half month old
ceasefire in the wake of reports that ULFA has been using the lull to
stregthen the organisation and extort money.

The government has been insisting that ULFA gives a commitment in writing
that it was ready to hold direct talks with the Centre and the top
leadership of the group would participate in it.

In fact, this is one of the conditions the government wants to be fulfilled
for the release of five key ULFA leaders from jail as demanded by the
insurgent outfit.

The ULFA has not so far given a written commitment to the Centre on holding
direct talks and has instead demanded the release of five of its top
leaders.

The ceasefire, first announced on August 13 and extended four times, expired
at midnight on Wednesday and Narayanan has held two meetings with Home
Secretary V K Duggal, including one today, to review the situation in Assam.


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