Hundreds of Assamese join peace march in Guwahati
Guwahati, January 15, 2007: Hundreds joined a peace rally in here on Wednesday to protest the killing of 71 people, mostly migrant labourers; over a series of coordinated week-end attacks by the banned rebel group United Liberation Front of Asom."What has happened is not good. There can be no settlement because of the killing," said, Diganta Bora, president of Assam Yuba Manch (Assam Youth Association).
Hundreds of panicked migrant workers have fled the state. Most migrants are from States of Bihar, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh and come to Assam to work at brick kilns eight months a year.
The Assam government has promised security to migrant workers.
"Very large extend we have been able to create some sort of confidence. The sense of insecurity is still there, I don't say the sense of insecurity is not there, but we have tried to create confidence among them also. This is our first priority," said Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of the State.
Authorities have deployed hundreds of new soldiers and policemen and intensified its operation against the ULFA.
"We don't talk about Rhino; yes we want to intensify our operation. How to intensify, how to coordinate, that is our whole idea. And make a real assessment of the situation," Gogoi added.
Violence has surged in Assam since the peace talks between the ULFA and the Centre collapsed in September.
Last week, the ULFA warned non-Assamese businessmen and labourers of dire consequences if they continued to live in Assam, accusing New Delhi of flooding the state with outsiders to reduce the indigenous Assamese population to a minority.
Security analysts said that, with the attacks, the ULFA had sent a message to New Delhi that it was still a force to be reckoned with.
Guwahati, January 15, 2007: Hundreds joined a peace rally in here on Wednesday to protest the killing of 71 people, mostly migrant labourers; over a series of coordinated week-end attacks by the banned rebel group United Liberation Front of Asom."What has happened is not good. There can be no settlement because of the killing," said, Diganta Bora, president of Assam Yuba Manch (Assam Youth Association).
Hundreds of panicked migrant workers have fled the state. Most migrants are from States of Bihar, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh and come to Assam to work at brick kilns eight months a year.
The Assam government has promised security to migrant workers.
"Very large extend we have been able to create some sort of confidence. The sense of insecurity is still there, I don't say the sense of insecurity is not there, but we have tried to create confidence among them also. This is our first priority," said Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of the State.
Authorities have deployed hundreds of new soldiers and policemen and intensified its operation against the ULFA.
"We don't talk about Rhino; yes we want to intensify our operation. How to intensify, how to coordinate, that is our whole idea. And make a real assessment of the situation," Gogoi added.
Violence has surged in Assam since the peace talks between the ULFA and the Centre collapsed in September.
Last week, the ULFA warned non-Assamese businessmen and labourers of dire consequences if they continued to live in Assam, accusing New Delhi of flooding the state with outsiders to reduce the indigenous Assamese population to a minority.
Security analysts said that, with the attacks, the ULFA had sent a message to New Delhi that it was still a force to be reckoned with.
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