Paresh slams Rajkhowa

Guwahati, July 16 : The anti-talks Paresh Barua faction of Ulfa today said the militant group was not born to fight against India but to establish the birthright of indigenous people.

In a statement, the group’s publicity-in-charge, Arunudoi Dohotia, said they had taken up arms because all the earlier efforts had failed to stop the aggression of Indian government on Assam .

The faction once again refused to accept the ceasefire declared by the Arabinda Rajkhowa faction, saying it had no right to do so. “We have already said that according to the constitution of Ulfa if a leader or cadre is in enemy’s fold he does not have the right to take any decision. Unless Rajkhowa comes out of it, his decision will not be accepted as decision of the party,” the statement said.

It said Ulfa believes in a political solution for the prolonged conflict going on in the state and without the demand of a “sovereign Assam” Ulfa has no existence.

“If the Indian government agrees to discuss the issue of a sovereign Assam, we will gladly take part in the discussion. At present, we have no other way but to carry on armed struggle as the Indian government has already clarified that there would be no discussion with us unless we drop the issue of sovereign Assam,” the statement said.

It said a plebiscite would decide what the people of the state wanted.