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Northeast groups call for I-Day boycott
Assam Tribune | Guwahati, Aug 11 (IANS):
The major militant groups that called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations include the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), fighting for a separate homeland comprising parts of Assam and West Bengal, the Tripura People's Democratic Front (TPDF), the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) of Manipur, and the Hynnitrep National Liberation Front (HNLC) of Meghalaya.
These groups are active in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura. As part of the boycott call Aug 15, the militant groups have called for a general strike from midnight to 5 p.m. Monday.
Militant groups in the northeast have for years boycotted national events to protest New Delhi's rule over the region.
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