From Our Correspondent
GUWAHATI: Call for boycott of Republic Day given by separatist insurgent outfits failed to dampen the spirit of celebrations among the bureaucracy and armed forces who held official celebrations all over the region.
Addressing the official celebration of Republic Day here, Assam Governor J B Patnaik on Thursday expressed satisfaction over peace overtures of the government bearing fruit in the form of surrender of a large number of insurgents and also tried to persuade the anti-big dam protestors saying all their apprehensions will be ‘effectively addressed’.
He pointed that several militant outfits have signed ceasefire agreements, while many have already laid down arms.
Urging the groups that have still remained at large, including the Paresh Barua-faction of the ULFA, to come for talks, the Governor said the government would always keep its doors open for talks.