Centre ready to hold peace talks with ULFA-I: Himanta Biswa Sarma
First Published: 28th January, 2020 15:53 IST
A day after the Centre and the state government signed a tri-partite peace deal with the NDFB resolving the decades long Bodoland issue, the Assam government for the first time
A day after the Centre and the state government signed a tri-partite peace deal with the NDFB resolving the decades long Bodoland issue, the Assam government for the first time has appealed ULFA-Independent Commander-in-Chief, Paresh Baruah to join the peace process.
Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, state finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quoting Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Government of India will strike a peace deal if the ULFA-I leadership is willing to come overground and join the peace process.
Besides, Sarma also appealed rebel groups from Manipur to join the mainstream.
Meanwhile, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that talks with the pro-talk faction of the ULFA are at an advanced stage. However, Sarma maintained that permanent peace in Assam and Northeast is possible only if the ULFA-I shun the path of violence.
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Regularisation of 147 Posts: Minister Along Assures Revocation of Order, NNQF, CTAN Calls Off Agitation
24th April 2025
Live Indian Air Force Rafales, Su-30s carrying out major Exercise “Aakraman”
24th April 2025
Live Sikkim’s Minor Girl Lured by Facebook Friend Traced to Mizoram
24th April 2025
Live “Fakr hai uski shahdat par, it is my strength”: Brave pony handler’s grieving father remembers son
24th April 2025
WE RECOMMEND
‘Aminul Islam’s Remarks Are His Own, Not Party’s’: AIUDF Chief Badruddin Ajmal Reaffirms ‘Party Stands With Govt of India’
After Aminul Islam’s arrest, Ajmal expressed regret over the remarks and made it clear that these are not the views of the AIUDF
24th April 2025
Assam: Dhing AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam arrested for controversial statement on Pahalgam terror attack
Aminul Islam sparked a political firestorm after claiming that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government had links to the recent Pahalgam terror attack
24th April 2025
BTC Budget 2025-26 Tabled: Focus on Development with Rs. 843 Crore Allocation
BTC Budget 2025-26 Tabled: A significant portion of the budget falls under the SOPD (State-Owned Priority Development) scheme.
24th April 2025
“Felt Like Being Hunted…”: Survivor Nishant Bhattacharjee from Assam Recounts Pahalgam Terror Horror
Nishant Bhattacharjee recounted the harrowing experience that he and his family endured during the attack.
23rd April 2025
After Pahalgam Bloodshed, Angry Silchar Citizens Urge Modi Govt for Swift Surgical Strike
For Silchar-based professor Debashish Bhattacharjee, his wife and son, it was back from the jaws of death, literally.
23rd April 2025