All the Assam papers have covered the arrest of Prabal Neogi in Tezpur. Now the differences between the Morans and the Ahoms in the ULFA hierarchy will come out to the fore. Earlier, the local vernacular papers had reported of the disillusionment of the Morans with the Ahoms in the group. The Morans felt that they were being used by the Ahoms as cannon fodder and not being compensated adequately. Now Prabal Neogi's surrender means that in a way he has come over ground, more morans may come forward out of the outfit. The central leadership of the ULFA is mainly Ahoms and they would be loathe to give up their power and so Morans could face the heat in the organization. Hope all this infighting within the group will weaken the organization, and we can see peace in Assam and enjoy life as freely as we used to do before the militancy started.
Girin Phukon
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