Assam eyes peace after ULFA chief's arrest

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Source; IBN LIVE

Guwahati: The detention of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa has once again given Assam hope that peace will finally prevail in the state. ULFA has indulged in violence, terror and bomb blasts for nearly 30 years and with Rajkhowa's arrest by the Bangladeshi security agencies, it seems that the endgame has begun for the terror outfit.
Is Rajkhowa finally giving in and has he run out of options? Reacting to Rajkhowa's arrest and his desire to engage in peace talks Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the picture was not yet very clear. "I am not in the dark, nor in the clear picture. I am in between," said Gogoi while addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Thursday.
ULFA down; Assam CM offers talks
ULFA chief ready for talks, to get safe passage
Many in Assam are viewing the statements about Rajkhowa with scepticism even though there is little peoples' support for the ULFA. For many it is the outfit's
Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua who equals ULFA. In 1992, journalist Sunil
Nath was part of ULFA and present at the talks with the then central government
of PV Narasmiha Rao.
"I believe unless Paresh Barua does have to come, but if he doesn't give consent nothing is going to happen," said Nath. It's been more than a year since the A and C companies of ULFA's 28th battalion moved into designated camps. Now with news of Rajkhowa's coming forward for peace, there are many who live on hope of peace
As the uncertainty continues, Assam waits in hope to rewrite history and end its chapter of violence.



BHACKGROUND NEWS
New Delhi: United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, who has been arrested by the Bangladeshi authorities, says he is ready for talks with the Indian Government.

Government sources said that Centre is considering giving safe passage to Rajkhowa to facilitate the peace talks.

Rajkhowa's wife Kavita and two sons have also been reportedly kept under house arrest in Uttara in Dhaka.

Even though a faction of the ULFA top brass remains reluctant about brokering peace with the Government, Rajkhowa has reportedly been flown in from Bangladesh and has been handed over to the Indian authorities.

However, there has been no official confirmation of the handover.

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