Guwahati, Jan 18
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Thursday
reiterated its demand asking migrant workers mostly from Bihar to
quit Assam.
"Many times we appealed to the Hindi-speaking people that the
conflict running in Assam is with colonial India, so go away from
here as soon as possible. Again we appeal to those people coming
from colonial India to stay away during this conflicting period,"
the ULFA said in its fortnightly newsletter "Freedom".
Authorities have blamed the ULFA for a wave of attacks over Jan 5 to
8 in which 73 people were killed, 61 of them being migrant workers.
The ULFA have not owned responsibility for the violence and instead
blamed New Delhi for the massacres.
"For the last few days people are ceaselessly condemning the ULFA by
holding it responsible for the attacks on Hindi-speaking people. We
once again reiterate that ULFA will never entertain the dirty policy
of acquiring its goal by gambling with the lives of innocent
people," the rebel statement said.
"Over the years the Indian colonial rulers are venturing the tactics
of bombing in public places, buses, trains and people blame the ULFA.
To tarnish ULFA's image, the colonial government's functionaries are
utilising this opportunity."
The ULFA, fighting for an independent homeland since 1979, said it
would step up its armed campaign.
"They (New Delhi) talk of dialogue on the one hand and announce
full-fledged military operation on the other. ULFA is destined to
give proper reply to this dual policy by boosting the struggle," the
statement said.
"There is no way left other than intensified resistance struggle if
India does not tackle the Assam-Indo political conflict politically
and opt for displaying military might. Masses will rightly choose
their path for resolution."
The ULFA threat to step up its campaign comes in the wake of a major
counter-insurgency operation launched in Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said 'terrorism will not be
tolerated' and dealt with 'firmly'.
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