Still wrapped up with the question who wins and who looses?
Drop the ego and think "Assam's welfare".
From: "Bartta Bistar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: assam@assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] Editor, no more mockery,"ULFA's Swadhin Asom?" done in the past? The ULFA wins.
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:17:05 +0000
Ulfa on a mission
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=3&theme=&usrsess=1&id=89276
Time for Delhi to test sincerity
Ulfa chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa continues to play the Scarlet Pimpernel but if the latest developments are any indication, he could be in Delhi next month. Thanks to facilitator Jnanpith Award winner Mamoni Goswamis untiring determination to bring Ulfa and the Centre to the negotiating table, Rajkhowa, as a first step, has reportedly constituted a nine-member peoples consultative group that includes journalists, lawyers, a human rights activist, a sports organiser and a leader of a powerful youth organisation. Its objective is to prepare modalities for talks, implying that Ulfa leaders would be associated only at the final stage and when they are absolutely sure of an outcome. Herein lies the rub. By carefully selecting members from different walks of life, Ulfa seeks to convey the message that it still enjoys public support and wants to bargain from a position of strength. Though a welcome development, it is premature to suggest peace will take root since Ulfa leaders are known for changing tack, are insincere, unpredictable and cannot be trusted. Had they been serious enough they would not have hijacked the peace initiative after they were driven to the wall by Operation Rhino in 1991.
For one thing, Ulfa leaders will meet central leaders on their own terms that sovereignty will be discussed, something incompatible with the Constitution and which most have given up as unattainable but is, for Ulfa, the must-have. Of some significance is an earlier statement by Ulfa self-styled commander-in-chief Paresh Barua who told a website that we are asking for a discussion on sovereignty it does not mean granting the same. Ulfas demand for the release of 10 leaders is yet to be met. But this should pose no problem if Ulfa is sincere about constructive dialogue. The absence of violence on Independence Day was a positive sign. It now makes sense to broker a ceasefire. For Ulfa leaders, the next few days will be a testing time, a time to erase the ISI mark.
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