Assam: Man Arrested in Suspect of Being a Linkman for ULFA (I)

JAMUGURIHAT: A suspected linkman of the militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) or ULFA (I) was apprehended by the police on Monday. This incident took place just one day ahead of the celebrations of the 77th Independence Day of the country.

It can be noted that the suspect was arrested after he shared news regarding the banned outfit over his social media. He was identified as Ranjit Boro belonging to the Tupiya locality of the region. And the news he shared was regarding the banned outfit calling for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations.

The 77th Independence Day is the boycott call by the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) and the NSCN/GPRN. Security arrangements have been put in place to foil any ulterior designs by the outlawed organizations to cause any kind of law and order issues. The authorities asked people to be vigilant and report any suspicious incidents or persons.

On Saturday, ULFA-I and the NSCN/GPRN issued a statement calling on people to boycott the 77th Independence Day celebrations. Moreover, the outlawed militant outfits have called for an 18-hour "bandh" (total shutdown) from 12:01 am to 6 pm on August 15. The statement, issued in the name of Captain Rumel Axom from the ULFA-I’s Publicity Department, denounced the Independence Day celebrations and advocated for a united stand in western Southeast Asia (WeSEA) to address the so-called colonial exploitation.

According to the contents of the letter, although India's colonial rulers relinquished power on August 15, 1947, the legacy of colonial oppression has continued, resulting in issues persisting within the nations of western South-East Asia, an area that encompasses Assam and Nagaland. The statement also laid emphasis on the need for genuine autonomy- both economic and political, as well as the right to safeguard linguistic, cultural, and national identities, a right that the outfits say remains compromised under the existing framework.

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