Gov't sends formal invitation letter for ULFA talks
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New Delhi, Oct 22, IRNAIndia-Assam-ULFA
The Centre has sent a formal invitation letter to the ULFA-selected People's Consultative Group for talks on October 26, Assamese writer Indira Goswami said.
"I have received a letter from National Security Advisor M.K.
Narayanan inviting the group for discussions on October 26 at the Prime Minister's Office," Goswami, who took the initiative initially, said on Friday.
"I look forward to a fruitful and positive discussion with the group in a constructive spirit," The NSA letter said.
Goswami said PCG delegates are expected to arrive from Assam on october 24 for the talks. A retired engineer, Mukul Mahanta, who is the senior-most member of the group, is likely to be named leader of the 11-member group.
Meanwhile, the banned outfit is understood to be giving its brief to members on the agenda for the talks.
"The ULFA leadership is giving guidance to the PCG members on the agenda of the proposed talks. They are also in touch with me," Goswami, a Janapeeth award winner, said.
She, however, declined to comment on whether the "sovereignty" issue as demanded by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would figure in the proposed parleys between the PCG and the government.
When asked whether Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi would also take part in the proposed talks, Goswami said that she had already suggested it but was still awaiting the government's reponse.
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