ULFA asks B`desh to stop crackdown: report

Dhaka, Dec 12 (PTI) Facing the heat in Bangladesh,
the commander-in-chief of the banned Indian outfit United
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has appealed to the government
to stop the "crackdown" against the outfit.
"A party like the Awami League, which fought for
Bangladesh's freedom, should try and understand our passion
for independence," Paresh Barua was quoted as saying by the
private bdnews24 news agency.
The separatist organisation, in an e-mail sent to the
Bangladeshi news agency, appealed to the government to halt
the "crackdown" against the outfit, saying the ruling Awami
League of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should understand its
spirit for "independence".
Dhaka had denied that ULFA chief Arbabind Arabinda
Rajkhowa and deputy commander Raju Barua were detained in
Bangladesh even as Rajkhowa attributed his arrest to
"Bangladesh's betrayal".
Home Minister Sahara Khatun had dismissed reports of
his arrest from Bangladeshi territory, calling it "baseless".
PTI