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The peace accord signed by the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) with the Union government and the Government of Assam in the national capital on Friday must be welcomed...

Assam Chief Minister Biswa Sarma announced that only Assamese people who have been residing in Assam for 200 to 300 years will be elected from nearly 106 assembly seats out of 126 constituencies following the delimitation and accord with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The Election Commission of India conducted the delimitation, resulting in 96 seats secured for Assamese people.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rules out immediate talks with Paresh Baruah led militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) faction. He said that he is in touch with Baruah. Sarma said "As the political head of the state, I will continue to reach out to him. I usually talk to him every three or six months and I plan to speak to him again soon, but I dont expect him to come for talks immediately," Sarma said during an interaction with journalists here.

This statement reflects the government's perspective on defining the indigenous population of Assam. During the interaction, Sarma shared several key announcements for his state in the coming days.

In a significant turn of events, leaders of the insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) recently revealed that the crackdown on Indian

       the signing of peace accord by the pro-talks faction of the insurgent group united liberation front of asom (ulfa), with the central government and the government of assam, must be hailed as a welcome development.

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Important issues like withdrawal of cases against ULFA cadres

The hardliner United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent), led by Paresh Barua, was unwilling to come to the negotiating table unless the issue of 'Assam's sovereignty' was discussed

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