Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of the ULFA on Friday threatened the Assam government that it would be compelled to give a “befitting reply”, if the authorities use force to subdue the people’s protests against the Citizenship Act. The organisation’s pro-talk faction chief asserted at a separate event that the amended Act would threaten the identity and existence of the people of Assam.
“Students, KMSS and all sections of the society have come out in large numbers to protest peacefully but force was used by the authorities in an attempt to repress them. If this continues, we will not tolerate it and give a befitting reply,” ULFA (Independent) Chief Paresh Barua told news channels over telephone.
“People of Assam have come out spontaneously to protest against the Act and this must continue till it is withdrawn…. Vested interests are trying to weaken the movement by indulging in violence,” he said, adding that the identity of the indigenous Assamese is at stake. (PTI)
