GUWAHATI: The commander-in-chief of ULFA-I Paresh
Baruah has been appointed as the president of its Supreme Council as the outfit
has reformed its constitutional infrastructure.
"Effective from September 4, the Defense Department of ULFA-I will continue as earlier, the Constitutional infrastructure to be stopped and to continue as mentioned below after a unanimous decision taken by Central Executive Council," said ULFA-I.
The ULFA-I has also appointed Lieutenant General Michael Asom and Major General Nayan Asom as members of the Supreme Council as well.
Meanwhile, the ULFA-I has appointed Nayan Asom as president of the High Council after the outfit has reformed the council.
Asom is also a member of the Supreme council.
AZ Sironam Asom, Arunudoy Asom, and Samiran Asom have been appointed as members of the High Council.
On the other hand, a thirteen-member Lower Council of the ULFA-I has also been appointed where Nayan Asom is the president.
Earlier, The ULFA (I) has urged the Arunachal government to grant a permanent residence certificate for the Assamese origin citizens residing in the border state. In a letter addressed to Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu, ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah, to take effective steps in granting the Assamese residents PRC, "Arunachal Pradesh has always been kind to its Assamese speaking community over the years. However, Assamese speakers, who are natives of the land and have been living there for generations before NEFA (North-East Frontier Agencies) 1972, are now in danger of patriation," the letter written by Baruah read.
Baruah stated that the "legacies of countless families are now being questioned and reduced to a piece of paper". "The native Assamese speakers of Arunachal Pradesh have been denied the right to obtain their Permanent Residence Certificates (PRC)," he said. "Therefore, I would like to humbly request the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh to not let the heritage of countless Assamese families decimate," he added.
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