From Our Correspondent
Guwahati: Even as the security forces mount surveillance on its calls made to civil society contacts, the anti-talks faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) on Saturday warned off attack on mobile phone towers in Assam in protest against ‘Indian security forces attempt to prevent the leaders and cadres of the ULFA to keep contacts with people in Assam’s society in the capacity of an organization having base among the masses.’
The ULFA faction condemned inhuman treatment and harassment meted out to those ‘innocent’ persons who are contacted over phone by ULFA leaders and cadres on various occasions. The ULFA alleged that Indian security forces torture these persons and sometimes even send to jail after they are found to be contacted by the ULFA men over phone
In a statement issued to the media here, the ULFA (anti-talks) faction led by fugitive commander-in-chief Paresh Barua stated that it had been observing with great concern that India security forces of late started torturing those people who had been contacted over phone by ULFA leaders or cadres over phone.
The ULFA termed such action of Indian forces inhuman and in blatant violation of human rights and warned that if the security forces of India State continue to harass such persons it would be compelled to attack mobile phone towers in the state belonging to Indian as well as multi-national companies to jeopardize the mobile phone network in the state.
It stated that ULFA leaders and cadres were not cut off from the society in Assam and couldn’t be prevented by the India security forces from calling on people at the time of their distress or on occasions of happiness.
The security forces in Assam have been keeping close tab on phone calls coming in or going to ULFA cadres and leaders using ultra modern gadgets making it difficult for the outfit to keep in touch with its contacts in the civil society. The efforts is to prevent the anti-talks faction whose leader Paresh Barua is suspected to be based in Myanmar areas bordering China, to regain its foothold among the people of Assam and carry out extortions and other unlawful activities.
