Banglas DGFI fomenting trouble in NE
By R Dutta Choudhury
GUWAHATI, Feb 2 Though the security agencies have been harping on the help
that the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has been extending the
militant groups of India, the designs of the Bangladeshi intelligence agency
DGFI to create disturbance in the North East region of the country by extending
assistance to the militant groups have come to the fore. Highly placed security
sources told The Assam Tribune that according to intelligence inputs, the DGFI
was extending even physical help to the top leaders of the ULFA including ULFA
chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah. Sources said
that as per reports available, the two top leaders of the ULFA were provided
with passports to facilitate their travel and it is believed that the DGFI even
provided security to the ULFA leaders. Sources said that the ULFA
commander-in-chief survived a few attacks because of the presence of the guards
provided to him.
Sources said that the Bangladesh Government has reasons to provide assistance
to the militant groups of the North East Region and over the years, the senior
Army officials of the neighbouring country wrote floated theories to cause
apprehension that India might try to invade Bangladesh to take over the
Chittagong port. Sources said that Bangladesh has adopted a two pronged
strategy to keep India on its toes-the first is to assist the militant groups
to keep the North East region disturbed and the second is to keep close ties
with Pakistan and China.
Sources pointed out that over the years, the Bangladeshi intellectuals have
been advocating the need for including the North East region of India in
Bangladesh, which might be the long term goal and for that the Government of
the neighbouring country would have to keep the region unstable and to
encourage infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals to the region. Shortage of land
is turning out to be a major problem for Bangladesh and the country is looking
towards this part of India for expansion. Moreover, with the improvement of the
economy of India, the investments in the North East region are also increasing
and the construction activities in the region require a huge labour force.
Taking advantage of the situation, the Bangladesh Government is encouraging
infiltration of its nationals to India to ease the pressure of population.
Security sources pointed out that if the problem of militancy is solved, the
attention of the people of this region would definitely shift to other issues
like development, illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals to India etc
and Bangladesh Government does not want the attention on the issue of migration
of Bangladeshi nationals to India.
Sources admitted that in 1995, the then Government of Bangladesh took some
action on the ULFA, forcing the outfit to shift its headquarters to Bhutan. At
that time, the Government of Bangladesh also freezed the bank accounts of the
ULFA. But it was a temporary phenomenon and since then, despite repeated
requests by the Government of India for taking action against the leaders of
the militant groups using the territory of that country as a safe haven, the
Bangladesh Government has not taken any action in this regard. Sources pointed
out that an alert has been issued by the INTERPOL and despite the fact that
Bangladesh is an INTERPOL member country; it did not take any action against
the militant leaders of India despite the alert. The Government of India had
submitted the list of the camps of the militant groups in the territory of
Bangladesh, but instead of taking action to evict the camps, the Government of
Bangladesh repeatedly denied the very presence of any member of
Indian militant group. In fact, the growth of the jehadi forces inimical to
India in the territory of Bangladesh is also posing a grave security threat to
the North East region and several jehadi attacks in different parts of India in
recent days were linked back to Bangladesh, which highlighted the grave
security threat. But despite requests by India, the Government of Bangladesh
kept mum, which again proved the fact that the Government of the neighbouring
country was indirectly encouraging the forces responsible for creating
disturbance in India, sources pointed out.
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