Paresh executing Bdesh
diktat: Army
By
a Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Jan 17: The Army
today said that there are
clear indications that ULFA
commander-in-chief Paresh
Baruah is working under
Bangladeshs direct diktat.
Talking to The Sentinel here
today, Brigadier BL Poonia,
Deputy GoC, Armys 21
Mountain Division, said, The
ULFA has got diluted from its
ideology and philosophy. The
militant group, which once talked
about illegal migration from
Bangladesh, is now setting up
its bases in the neighbouring
country. And its c-in-c
Paresh Baruah is working under
direct diktat from Bangladesh.
About the pro-ULFA sympathy,
Poonia said, The ULFA
is losing its base among the
masses. The Peoples Consultative
Group (PCG), the Peoples
Committee for Peace Initiative
in Asom (PCPIA) etc are
overground pro-ULFA
organizations. Though the
PCPIA has the word peace
in it, but the committee has
not condemned any killing carried
out by the militants in the
State. But if someone is killed
by the Indian Army by mistake,
then there comes condemnation
from all such quarters.
He said such organizations
are under the scanner, but
they have the liberty to
express their views.
On the other hand, harping
on the jihadi presence in
the State, the Deputy GOC
said, There is a
possibility of such threats
in the State. But it is not
in an organized manner. But
like anywhere else in the country,
the threat does exist here too.
Anyone who violates the law
will be taken into account.
The ULFA is now carrying
out its activities to prove
its existence here. It has lost
its base here and out of
sheer frustration and no
ideology, the rebel group is
trying to disturb peace in
the State, he said.
Clearly stating that the
Indian Army has no personal
grudge against anyone,
he said, The Army is
here for peace, prosperity,
economic development of the
State. Whoever violates the
law will be brought to book.
The Army officer also said,
Tourism is affected due
to insurgency. People are not
coming here and industrialists
are not eager to set up their
bases here.
Poonia was attending as the
chief guest in a national
integration programme under
Operation Sadbhavana
organized by 21 Mountain Division
of the Army here today. The
Army has selected several children
of SOS village for a Guwahati-Agra-Mathura
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