It became possible to establish peace in Assam (Give reason) please I hope you can give write answers
Answers
There is little doubt that the release of Arabinda Rajkhowa, the leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom, is a move by the Centre to prepare the ground for talks with a group that has been responsible for much of the ruthless violence in the State in pursuit of its secessionist demand. Provided both sides act with responsibility, it could be the best chance yet for peace in Assam. The importance of the moment cannot be overstated considering it was several years in the making, principally through the steady weakening of ULFA at the hands of a range of actors. If the 2003 crackdown by Bhutan on the safe havens that militants from the north-east had found on its territory was the first big blow to the group, the decision of Bangladesh in 2009 to arrest and hand over to India Mr. Rajkhowa, who goes by the designation of “chairman” of ULFA, was another massive setback. And so were the arrests of other top leaders of the group. Also crucial was the waning popular support for the group on account of its violent and extortionist ways. A turning point in this was its 2004 Independence Day attack on a school in which many children were killed. While the demand for fixing accountability for all the lives lost is an issue that will have to be tackled at some point, the immediate yearning for peace has seen Assam's civil society in the forefront of efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table. It is now for ULFA and the government not to squander this opportunity. Mr. Rajkhowa's statements after his December 31 release on bail — that he is prepared for unconditional talks with the government — indicate a softening of the group's precondition that peace negotiations must include discussions on the issue of Assam's independence.
Answer:
There is little doubt that the release of Arabinda Rajkhowa, the leader of the United Liberation Front of Asom, is a move by the Centre to prepare the ground for talks with a group that has been responsible for much of the ruthless violence in the State in pursuit of its secessionist demand. Provided both sides act with responsibility, it could be the best chance yet for peace in Assam. The importance of the moment cannot be overstated considering it was several years in the making, principally through the steady weakening of ULFA at the hands of a range of actors. If the 2003 crackdown by Bhutan on the safe havens that militants from the north-east had found on its territory was the first big blow to the group, the decision of Bangladesh in 2009 to arrest and hand over to India Mr. Rajkhowa, who goes by the designation of “chairman” of ULFA, was another massive setback. And so were the arrests of other top leaders of the group. Also crucial was the waning popular support for the group on account of its violent and extortionist ways. A turning point in this was its 2004 Independence Day attack on a school in which many children were killed. While the demand for fixing accountability for all the lives lost is an issue that will have to be tackled at some point, the immediate yearning for peace has seen Assam's civil society in the forefront of efforts to bring both sides to the negotiating table. It is now for ULFA and the government not to squander this opportunity. Mr. Rajkhowa's statements after his December 31 release on bail — that he is prepared for unconditional talks with the government — indicate a softening of the group's precondition that peace negotiations must include discussions on the issue of Assam's independence.
The ULFA leader has made clear, however, that decisions regarding talks with the government will need to be endorsed by the group's ‘general council'. For this reason, he has asked for the release of the leaders who still remain in jail, in particular Anup Chetia, who is being held in Bangladesh. It is to be hoped that talks, whenever they take place, will marignalise the self-styled “commander-in-chief” Paresh Barua who is still on the run along with a section of cadres, or tempt him into the process. Meanwhile, with the State Assembly elections due in April, the Tarun Gogoi government must resist the temptation of turning the peace project into a Congress elect