ULFA Talks possible in conducive atmosphere

The ULFA wants a 'respectable solution' to Assams problems and is ready for talks with the Centre if they are 'held in a conducive atmosphere',an arrested leader of the banned group said.

The ULFA wants a respectable solution to Assams problems and is ready for talks with the Centre if they are held in a conducive atmosphere,an arrested leader of the banned group today said.

We want a respectable solution to Assams problems and if the government shows interest,the ULFA leadership can sit for negotiations for peace and stability of the state, arrested cultural secretary Pranati Deka told reporters after she was produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrates Court here in connection with a case filed against her by the state government.

She said the recent handing over of two top leaders — her husband and the groups finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika and foreign secretary Sasha Choudhury — by the Bangladesh government does not mean that ULFA has been weakened.

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Assam Polices Special Operation Unit interrogating the duo currently under its custody was concentrating mainly on Hazarika to find out the sources of ULFAs funding,a top police official said.

Hazarika has claimed before interrogators that several companies operating in Assam are still paying to the ULFA and most of these payments are made through hawala,sources said.

Hazarika has also claimed that some surrendered ULFA militants are helping the group in fund collection.

We are investigating these claims but as these payments have been made through hawala transactions,there is no official document or proof to nail these companies, the official said.

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ULFA Talks possible in conducive atmosphere

The ULFA wants a 'respectable solution' to Assams problems and is ready for talks with the Centre if they are 'held in a conducive atmosphere',an arrested leader of the banned group said.

ULFA Talks possible in conducive atmosphere

The ULFA wants a 'respectable solution' to Assams problems and is ready for talks with the Centre if they are 'held in a conducive atmosphere',an arrested leader of the banned group said.