[Assam] The ULFA is talking POSITIVELY about a Sovereign Country and you talking about ‘the state’. Cross the bridge Singhvi & others, it is time India makes way for the ‘Independent State of Asom’.

[Bartta Bistar]

*ULFA should be positive: Cong*

http://www.kaumudi.com/news/062006/india.stm
GUWAHATI: The Congress said that the ULFA should positively respond to the
central government's initiative for talks.

Addressing a press conference here, AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said
that the UPA government had taken the initiative to bring all alienated
groups to the talks table.

"We have started an indepth discussion to bring the ULFA to the negotiation
table, but a positive response is required from the ULFA," Singhvi said.

He said that Assam was on the threshold of progress because it is the focus
of all major initiatives taken by the Congress-led government at the Centre.

The Tarun Gogoi-led Congress government in the state has a historic
opportunity to not only take Assam on par with other developed states but
converting it into a model state.

On the perennial flood problem, Singhvi said that flood control measures
needed to be developed to mitigate the suffering of the people.

Asked to comment on the hike in fuel prices, the Congress leader said that
it was inevitable due to the rise in international prices but the party has
approached the states to minimise the hike by reducing the rate of state
level sales tax.

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