[Assam] How deceitful Indian governance! Without own pre-conditions the PM invites the ULFA to put anything the organisation wanted across the table; now PRE-CONDITIONS! Indians are known to be unreliable, but this was not expected of a Sikh Prime Minister.

[Bartta Bistar]

*Guwahati, Friday, August 25, 2006*
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*ULFA rejects Centre's pre-conditions*

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*http://www.assamtribune.com/
*By A Staff Reporter
 GUWAHATI, Aug 24 – The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today
virtually rejected the pre-conditions imposed by the Government of India for
the release of the five jailed central committee members of the outfit. The
ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa today reacted to the decisions taken in the
meeting between the Government of India and the coordinators of the PCG
through a member of the PCG and said that the outfit had nothing new to say
about the fresh conditions imposed by the Government. He reiterated that the
ULFA would be able to take future steps on the issue of direct talks with
the Government only after the decisions taken in the meeting between the
Government and the PCG on June 22 are implemented.

The Government of India yesterday suspended the Army operations for 15 more
days and sought a written assurance from the ULFA to come for talks as a
condition for the release of the jailed central committee members. The
Government also said that the ULFA should announce its team for negotiation
and should specify a timeframe within which it would come for direct talks.

It may be mentioned here that in the third round of meeting between the
Government of India and the PCG, which was chaired by the Union Home
Minister, the Centre assured to consider the demand for the release of the
jailed central committee members of the ULFA favourably in consultation with
the State Government. The Government also assured to restrain the operations
against the ULFA in the interest of creating a congenial atmosphere for
direct talks. The Army operations against the ULFA was suspended with effect
from August 13 and the ULFA, in response, also directed its cadres to
restrain themselves. However, the issue of release of the jailed central
committee members of the ULFA is holding up the process.
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