The anti-talk faction of Ulfa on Thursday threatened to target Hindi-speaking people in the state in retaliation for alleged atrocities by the security forces on residents of eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. In an emailed statement, Ulfa’s assistant publicity secretary Arunoday
Dohotia said: “Ulfa condemns the atrocities committed on the Assamese people in Tinsukia district by Cobra commandos deployed recently.” It claimed the “atrocities” were being committed taking advantage of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. It went on to warn: “The brunt of these atrocities on the Assamese people by colonial Indian forces will have to be felt by the Indians living in the district.”
In a clear reference to Hindi-speaking people in the district, the spokesman said if these “atrocities” were not stopped, they might resort to retaliatory action on “Indians and outsiders” living in the district.