ULFA (I) commander-in-chief Paresh Barua, said that the outfit had announced the ceasefire on May 15 and decided to abstain from any operations during this three-month period as the pandemic situation still prevailed.
‘The pandemic situation still persists and as our elite responsibility, we have extended the ceasefire for another three months all operations are to be put on hold during this period,’ he said.
It came as a surprise as for the first time in three decades, the ULFA (I) has announced that it will not engage in any operations or call for bandh on this Independence Day, which was usually on their to-do list, the discussion came looking the matter of pandemic, border conflicts in South Asia, floods, erosion, and unemployment.
In its response, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “This is a very encouraging and positive announcement. The ULFA (I) has also not called for any bandh on Independence Day either, which was the norm earlier. These measures are commendable. I hope that the ceasefire becomes permanent and the outfit under the leadership of Paresh Barua returns to the mainstream.
However, they urged their people to protest ‘democratically’, by waving the ULFA (I) flags, wearing black badges, and waving black flags strictly following COVID-19 protocols.
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