MHA plans Ulfa talks in April ’11

Dec 18, 2010 - MANOJ ANAND |

GUWAHATI

Though, Ulfa chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa and other senior leaders of the outfit are expected to get enlarged on bail within this month, the home ministry is aiming at to start the peace talks by April 2011 only.

Disclosing that New Delhi is yet to take a decision on pressing for deportation of Ulfa general secretary Anup Chetia, who is in protective custody of Bangladesh since his arrest in 1997, security sources told this newspaper that process of deporting Anup Chetia would start only after government of India decides to respond the application pending before the high court of Bangladesh.
The Ulfa general secretary had moved a petition before the court in Bangladesh seeking political asylum on the pretext that he may have to face the prosecution if deported to India. The application is still pending before the court for disposal.
Meanwhile, the decks for releasing Ulfa chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa was cleared with Assam government informing the designated court that it would not oppose the bail petition moved on behalf of the militant leader.
Government counsel Pradip Gogoi made a written submission before the designated court where the top militant leader was produced. Mr Rajkhowa, who was handed over to India by Bangladesh in December 2009, has as many as six Tada cases pending against him. The government move is understood to have been made in order to pave the way for holding peace talks with the outfit.
The designated court, after hearing both sides reserved the order for December 20. Soon after the release of deputy commander-in chief of Ulfa Raju Baruah last week, Mr Rajkhowa had moved the bail application on December 6.
So far five top Ulfa leaders including its vice-chairman Pradip Gogoi, deputy commander in chief Raju Barua, central publicity secretary Mithinga Daimari, cultural secretary Pranati Deka and adviser Bhimkanta Buragohain have been released on bail after the state government decided not to contest their bail petitions in the interest of the peace process with the outfit.

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