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Indian Army has broken back bone of rebel group ULFA: Army Chief
(KUNA) -- Indian Army chief Gen. J J Singh Friday asserted that insurgency had declined in the country's Northeast and peace was making a comeback in the region. "There is a groundswell of support for peace in India's Northeast," Gen Singh told reporters today on his farewell visit to the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters at Kolkata, news agency Indo Asian News Service reported. Kolkata is the capital of India's Eastern state of West Bengal. Gen Singh is retiring on September 30 this year."Insurgency has come down drastically in the Northeastern states of Assam, Manipur and other states in the region. In Assam, the Indian army has been able to break the backbone of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)," the Indian Army Chief stressed. "Many of ULFA's cadres have either been caught or killed," Gen Singh said. "The commander of ULFA's 28th battalion has recently been arrested. The outfit is also gradually losing the support of the people and differences have cropped up within the leaders of the organisation. The Indian government has been carrying on a dialogue with insurgent outfits in the Northeast and it has been fruitful so far. With the return of peace Guwahati in Assam will become the main centre of the Northeast region," he opined. Posted by: Fred 2007-09-22 |
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