Indian govt offers safe passage to ULFA's Rajkhowa, Barua

Ajay Kaul
Geneva, Nov 22 (PTI) Seeking to reach out to United
Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), the Indian government has
offered safe passage to its top leaders Arabinda Rajkhowa and
Paresh Barua and expressed willingness for talks if the outfit
renounces violence.

India is also hoping that the ULFA cadres would find it
difficult to take shelter in Bangladesh as the new government
there is determined to crush terrorism.
"We are ready for negotiations with ULFA... We have also
offered safe passage for Paresh Barua and Rajkhowa and that
remains," said a senior government source accompanying Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Washington.
The government, however, wants violence by ULFA to cease.
Rajkhowa, Chairman of ULFA, and Barua were till recently
based in Bangladesh but have lately moved out of that country
to some unknown location following a hunt in connection with
an arms trafficking case.
Government sources feel that a substantial section of
ULFA in India is ready for talks but those based in Bangladesh
are being "manipulated by external forces". (More) PTI AKK
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