[Bangla Daily Star] Top leaders of United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) slipped to Bangladesh after their lives came under threat in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of the separatist group, told an Indian English daily."When lives are in danger, it is natural recourse to seek refuge.... No government invited us, we went on our own and established bases," Rajkhowa said when asked why he sought refuge in Bangladesh.
| It really improves housing values when thoughtful, considerate terrorists squat in the house next door... |
For the first time, Rajkhowa admitted that Pak fundamentalists had long been backing them.
| Quelle surprise! |
if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well...
Ulfa Vice-Chairman Pradip Gogoi yesterday denied the media reports about Ulfa being backed by Pak fundamentalists, reports our correspondent from New Delhi.
"These reports are false. Our chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa did not say any such thing.
| "It was just a robot that looked and sounded exactly like him. Our Pakistani masters will prove it was a clever Hinjoo plot involving the Mossad, RAW and the CIA, just you wait." |
Rajkhowa told the Hindustan Times that sophisticated weapons were being brought in ships to Bangladesh and then transported inland in trucks.
"One big consignment was caught in Chittagong, many ships were captured and in one case an entire shipload of arms was dumped into the sea to evade seizure. But many made it through," Rajkhowa said.
"Ironically, the seized weapons are being used by the elite Rapid Action Battalion of Bangladesh (Rab) now, the same force that nabbed me."
| Sometimes there is justice in the world. |
In 1979, Rajkhowa and his associates formed the Ulfa at Rang Ghar in Sivasagar, to start an armed rebellion for Assam's independence. Since then, the conflict has claimed more than 12,000 lives.
| And not achieved independence. Perhaps the next generation should seek a different path. |