NALBARI, Aug 22 � In order to expedite the much awaited talks between the ULFA and the Central Government, the Sanmilita Jatia Abhivartan today organised a district-level convention at Nalbari Natya Mandir and mounted pressure on the Central Government to release the arrested ULFA leaders in the interest of peace talks.
Inaugurating the district convention, the chief convenor of the Sanmilita Jatia Abhivartan Dr Hiren Gohain said that as the ULFA now lost its mass support, they should come forward for talks without preconditions. He, however, admitted that the Centre is not interested to realise the problems faced by the common people in the State. �Even the Assamese people can�t place the problems before the Central Government without an agitation,� he added. Dr Gohain further stated that the Jatia Abhivartan is not in favour of ULFA or Central Government, it is only raising the voice of common indigenous people of the State.
The chief convenor also said that the North Cachar issue taught us the lesson that the insurgent groups in the State derails from their ideology and the political parties involved in corruption. To compell the Central Government to continue the peace process, Dr Gohain called upon the people to strengthen their voice unitedly.
Dr Gohain said that the ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah who initially attacked the process of Jatia Abhibartan later rectified his views. He strongly raised his voice that the ULFA C-in-C Paresh Baruah alone can�t decide the future of Assam. �The common people will decide everything about the fate of the State,� he said.
Addressing the meeting, another convenor Dr Nirmal Kumar Chaudhury in his speech said that negotiation that started between the ULFA and Central Government was the only solution to bring back peace and normalcy in the State. He said that Paresh Baruah was also in favour of negotiation because he formed the PCG to expedite the talk process. �The Central Government should not delay the peace process�, Chaudhury added.
The convention presided over by Ramani Barman was addressed by Hiranya Kumar Bhattacharya and Dilip Patgiri.
The convention decided to hold public meeting at various places of the district to create opinion in favour of peace talk.
