ULFA not averse to talks
Source: The Sangai Express / Newmai News Network
Guwahati, September 06, 2010:
Asserting that it is not averse to peace talks, the banned United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) on Monday said it would sit across the negotiating table only after New Delhi showed responsibilities and creat an atmosphere of faith and honour to hold political dialogue.
"Our struggle is for forcing Delhi to be responsible in returning the lost fundamental human rights of indigenous people of Assam.
If the colonial state wants to show its responsibilities in an atmosphere of faith and honour to hold political dialogue, then we have no objection," the ULFA said in its mouthpiece 'Swadhinata' (Freedom).
The outfit made it clear that it would not agree to any agreement like the Shillong Accord of 1975 or the Assam Accord of 1985 as that would amount to surrender to the Government of India.
"It (ULFA) will not sit for talks humiliating the birth tragedy, struggling history of long three decades and the sacrifices of thousands of martyrs.
But, we are not anti-talk too," it said.
The ULFA also sought to rubbish any rift between its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, now languishing in jail in Guwahati, and elusive military chief Paresh Baruah.
"There is no existence of Rajkhowa faction or Paresh Baruah faction in our party as stated by vested interested lobby," the outfit said in its mouthpiece adding, "It can be boldly said that there has been no difference of opinion and split in the party on the issue of talks".
Meanwhile, the ULFA has urged all 'agitating democratic organisations' to unite against colonialism with an ideology of nationalism and become the intermediate decisive force between the outfit and Government of India in the proposed peace talks with a view to 'safeguarding the lifted human rights of indigenous people of Assam'.