GUWAHATI:
ULFA-I Declares Unilateral Ceasefire in Assam: The United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) chief Paresh Baruah on Saturday declared a unilateral ceasefire for three months with immediate effect.
The ULFA-I Commander-in-Chief in a statement said, "With utmost sincerity, we would like to inform the indigenous people of Assam that in view of the Coronavirus-induced situation, the ULFA (I) has decided to suspend its all military operations for the next three months with effect from today."
Further, the chief of the militant outfit also alleged that a section of officials of the Indian security forces and Assam police have orchestrated a conspiracy to malign the image of ULFA (I).
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister is on a day-long visit to Tinsukia to assess the COVID situation in the district. He also visited the Tinsukia Civil Hospital to review the arrangements in the hospital amid the rising number of COVID cases and deaths in the district.
He also visited the Tingrai market in Digboi where two people were killed and two were seriously injured due to a grenade blast in a hardware shop. The CM also met the family of one of the deceased Surojit Talukdar. A Rs 5 lakh one-time financial aid has been announced for the families of the two killed in the grenade blast.
While ULFA (I) denied responsibility for the blast, police officials suspect the incident was the handiwork of ULFA (I).
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