Ready for talks if sovereignty of Assam discussed: ULFA

ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah on Wednesday said the outfit is ready for a dialogue only if the sovereignty issue was discussed.

ULFA 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah on Wednesday said the outfit is ready for a dialogue only if the sovereignty issue was discussed. "I will support talks if sovereignty of Assam is discussed," Baruah told a local TV channel.

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Baruah had earlier hailed ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's statement that he would not hold talks with the government in handcuffs.

In e-mails to media houses following Rajkhowa's arrest last week, Baruah had on Sunday termed the outfit chairman's assertion as a "moral victory".On Tuesday Baruah had said that there was no split in the outfit.