GUWAHATI: India has asked Myanmar to help capture or flush out the militants from the Northeast, in particular elusive Ulfa military chief Paresh Barua.
“I was in Myanmar last month and we had some useful discussions.
We are hopeful that Myanmar will launch an operation (against the militants) at the earliest,” Union Home Secretary G K Pillai told newspersons on the sidelines of the 58th meeting of the North Eastern Council here on Tuesday. Pillai said the Ulfa military chief was probably hiding somewhere along the Kachin-China border.
However, he could not specify the whereabouts of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chief Ranjan Daimari.
Daimari is wanted in a number of cases, including the October 30, 2008 serial bombings in Assam.
A large number of militants from the Northeast are believed to be holed up in the Sagaing division of Myanmar. It is here the Ulfa is reportedly receiving arms training from the Naga militants.
Pillai said he had already taken up the matter with the two factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland/Nagalim.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi felt that the Ulfa could be contained if its links with the Naga militants both within and outside the country were snapped.
Asked about peace talks with the Ulfa, the Union Home Secretary said, “We are in the process; working out strategies. (Our) Recommendations will be submitted to the Home Minister.
The Home Minister and the Chief Minister will then take the final decision (on how to go about for talks with the Ulfa)” On talks with the Naga militant group NSCN (I-M), Pillai said the outfit’s general secretary Th Muivah, who is now away in Thailand, would visit the country in April to discuss the counter-proposals with the Centre.
The NSCN (I-M) had earlier submitted a 29-point proposal to the Centre to hammer out a solution to the Naga political problem.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said his government was hopeful of a solution to the more than 60-year-old problem.
“There is tremendous pressure on them (insurgents) from the civil societies and the churches for reconciliation. As a result, they are meeting quite often now.
Source :http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=India+prods+Myanmar+to+capture+Barua&artid=q2H55tbMpQc=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=&SEO=Ulfa%20military%20chief%20Paresh%20Barua,Union%20Home%20Secret
“I was in Myanmar last month and we had some useful discussions.
We are hopeful that Myanmar will launch an operation (against the militants) at the earliest,” Union Home Secretary G K Pillai told newspersons on the sidelines of the 58th meeting of the North Eastern Council here on Tuesday. Pillai said the Ulfa military chief was probably hiding somewhere along the Kachin-China border.
However, he could not specify the whereabouts of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chief Ranjan Daimari.
Daimari is wanted in a number of cases, including the October 30, 2008 serial bombings in Assam.
A large number of militants from the Northeast are believed to be holed up in the Sagaing division of Myanmar. It is here the Ulfa is reportedly receiving arms training from the Naga militants.
Pillai said he had already taken up the matter with the two factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland/Nagalim.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi felt that the Ulfa could be contained if its links with the Naga militants both within and outside the country were snapped.
Asked about peace talks with the Ulfa, the Union Home Secretary said, “We are in the process; working out strategies. (Our) Recommendations will be submitted to the Home Minister.
The Home Minister and the Chief Minister will then take the final decision (on how to go about for talks with the Ulfa)” On talks with the Naga militant group NSCN (I-M), Pillai said the outfit’s general secretary Th Muivah, who is now away in Thailand, would visit the country in April to discuss the counter-proposals with the Centre.
The NSCN (I-M) had earlier submitted a 29-point proposal to the Centre to hammer out a solution to the Naga political problem.
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said his government was hopeful of a solution to the more than 60-year-old problem.
“There is tremendous pressure on them (insurgents) from the civil societies and the churches for reconciliation. As a result, they are meeting quite often now.
Source :http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=India+prods+Myanmar+to+capture+Barua&artid=q2H55tbMpQc=&SectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&MainSectionID=b7ziAYMenjw=&SectionName=pWehHe7IsSU=&SEO=Ulfa%20military%20chief%20Paresh%20Barua,Union%20Home%20Secret
Comments
Post a Comment