As per reports, this year, 234 people have left their homes and families to join ULFA-I, which has been in a state of unilateral ceasefire since last year.
Digital Desk: On April 13, a day ahead of the start
of Rongali Bihu, the Assamese New Year festivities, news of 13 youths from
across Assam joining the banned separatist outfit United Liberation Front of
Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) hit the headlines in the state.
Though
the number was on the higher side for a single day, it wasn’t the first such
news in the recent past. This year, 234 people have left their homes and
families to join the outfit, which has been in a state of unilateral ceasefire
since last year, according to unofficial estimates.
As
per reports, this year, 234 people have left their homes and families to join
ULFA-I, which has been in a state of unilateral ceasefire since last year.
On
Sunday, news came that Janardan Gogoi, Vice President of Congress’s Tinsukia
district youth unit, had left his home in Sadiya to join the ULFA-I camps
located in neighbouring Myanmar. Gogoi announced his move on social media
platforms.
"There
is a conspiracy by some people to destroy Assamese society. I can’t be a mute
witness to the destruction of my community. To protect Assamese society from
extinction and to bring back its glory, there’s no other option apart from
armed struggle," Gogoi wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday.
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