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A section of Ulfa members has reportedly expressed resentment at the pact, which they consider an 'economic treaty' between the central leadership and the government
Ulfa’s banned hard-line faction, headed by Paresh Baruah who continues to be a fugitive and is believed to be somewhere near the China-Myanmar border, is not part of the peace accord
After Indias independence, Assam, unlike its peers, barely found a moment to act on its strengths and prosper. Its Naga and Lushai Hills (later Mizoram) districts got engulfed with militancy of a gigantic proportion. As the state became synonymous with separatism and militancy with cycles of violence, there was no question of Assam wooing any big-ticket industrial investments then.
Post signing of the deal, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that big development package will be given to Assam under the accord with ULFA and that this accord will be implemented fully.
A significant chapter in Assam's 44-year-long journey of twists and turns in the ULFA insurgency is set to be written with the signing of a