Assam Director General of Police or DGP GP Singh, in a stern message to proscribed militant group ULFA-I, said people’s safety will be ensured by eliminating all threats to the Northeastern State. However action will be taken by remaining within the ambit of law.
United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent or ULFA-I, after a lull, disturbed the peaceful environment of Assam again on November 22. The outfit triggered an explosion near an arm installation in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district, where the AFSPA is still in force.
Two similar blasts occurred in neighbouring Sibsagar and Tinsukia district in December.
While claiming responsibility for the incidents, the ULFA-I said the same was done in response to DGP Singh’s attempts to call the long ULFA-I conflict only a law and order issue.
“The conflict is political that can only be addressed politically,” post explosion, the Ulfa-I said on December 15.
Showing his commitment to safeguard people’s safety, DGP Singh expressed, “We don’t want Assam to relive the horrors of the past few decades. The Assam Police are completely dedicated to preserving the peace and security of our people, and we will not be drawn into unnecessary conflicts.”
The DGP’s address underlined the importance of adhering to the Constitution of India in their operations and at the same time spoke on Assam Police’s successes in reclaiming unlawfully encroached land.
“Assam Police, in the past two and a half years, have freed one lakh bighas of land that were unlawfully encroached by individuals of Bangladeshi descent,” he mentioned.
ULFA-I has links with Bangladesh, said DGP Singh, pointing out that the group, previously based in Bangladesh, had caused havoc in Assam. It still maintained relationship with relatives in the neighbouring country.
Insisting upon the need for increased policing over separatist outfits, mainly those camping in Myanmar, DGP Singh urged the people of Assam to consider the advantages of strong law enforcement.
“We will take legal action against anyone who tries to sabotage Assam’s growth efforts,” he announced, emphasizing the proactive stance of the State Police.
“Police will eliminate all threats to the State. Assam Police will continue to operate within the bounds of the law, acting in the best interests of the people and the progress of the State,” pledged the Assam DGP.
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