Ulfa threatens to take up guns if talks delayed
Indo-Asian News Service, Guwahati
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) yesterday threatened to resume its armed campaign if New Delhi fails to begin immediate peace talks to end nearly three decades of militancy in Assam.The Ulfa, a rebel group fighting for an independent Assamese homeland since 1979, has put on hold its 'struggle' since October. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 26 held the first round of peace talks in New Delhi with an 11-member team of civil society leaders nominated by the rebel group. Singh later said he was ready to discuss "all issues relating to the Ulfa". The Ulfa designated 11-member People's Consultative Group (PCG) held talks with the Prime Minister to prepare the ground for a bilateral ceasefire and then direct talks between the rebel leadership and Government peace negotiators at a later stage.
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