Lakwa (Assam):Incarcerated ULFA's chief Arabinda Rajkhowa'a wife, Kaveri
Kachari, has sought a permanent and respectful solution to the aspirations of Assamese. Speaking on behalf of
the ULFA in Lakwa, she said: "We (ULFA) want a respectful, honourable and open
discussion for a permanent solution. Personally, I feel that an open solution
cannot happen in jail or in handcuffs. And, if that happens, the discussion would
not be a successful one." She added that everything including the issue of sovereignty
should be discussed in open and decision will be taken by the executive council
of the ULFA. Earlier this month, Rajkhowa, who remained underground for almost
two decades, was arrested in Bangladesh and brought to India. In less than a month,
the ULFA was dealt another body blow with the arrest of the group's top leaders,
including Rajkhowa, Raju Baruah, Chitraban Hazarika and Sacha Chaudhary. The
police
believe that group's military commander Paresh Barua is still elusive, hiding
somewhere along the Myanmar-China border. The ULFA, which demands
independence
for the tea and oil-rich Assam, is running a three-decade-old campaign that has
claimed the lives of 30,000 people.
