GUWAHATI, Dec 16 – The militant groups of the North East region have decided to form a common platform to fight jointly against the “common enemy” and the same is likely to be declared soon. This was disclosed by Paresh Baruah, commander in chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent).
Talking to The Assam Tribune, Baruah said that all the groups have realised the fact that there is need for fighting the “common enemy” together and after a series of talks among the various outfits, the decision was taken to form the proposed common platform. All the outfits have also realized the fact that everyone has suffered by fighting individually. He said that the move in this regard started three to four years back and the final shape has been given recently.
“More than 90 percent of the work of forming the common platform has been completed and only the name of the platform has to be declared. We are hopeful of announcing the common platform shortly. Though the name of the platform is yet to be announced, the words ‘west-south east Asia’ would be included in the name,” he added.
The ULFA(I) leader admitted that the Indo-Burma Revolutionary Front is now almost defunct as all the outfits of this part were not part of the same and that is why the decision has been taken to form a new platform.
Asked to name the outfits which would be part of the new platform, Baruah said that all the outfits struggling for independence of their own territories would be part of the same. However, the outfits, which have started “so-called talks” with the Government, would not be included in the platform.
Meanwhile, Baruah alleged that instead of trying to find a political solution to the issues, the Government of India and its agencies are trying to infiltrate agents to weaken the ULFA(I). He said that only recently a group of agents of the Government of India managed to infiltrate into the outfit with the aim of looting the armoury of the ULFA(I). However, most of the agents were nabbed and only two managed to escape, he added.
The ULFA(I) leader said that India has recently sent agents to eliminate senior leader of the outfit, Drishti Rajkhowa, but the attempt was foiled. He said that over the years, the Government of India was making attempts to eliminate him.
“I know fully well that the Government of India and its agencies are making efforts to eliminate me but the attempts have failed so far. The Government of India will not succeed in its plan till I make a mistake on my security,” he added.
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