In the wake of serial blasts in Assam, the Centre on Tuesday said the ULFA has waged a virtual war against the country and it has strong reasons to believe that the banned outfit was behind the recent violence in the state.
In the wake of serial blasts in Assam, the Centre on Tuesday said the ULFA has waged a virtual war against the country and it has strong reasons to believe that the banned outfit was behind the recent violence in the state.
"It (ULFA) has waged a virtual war against the Indian State for many years. Government has made it clear that it will not yield to ULFA's demands," a Home Ministry statement said, a day after three blasts and a grenade attack rocked the northeastern state killing nine persons and injuring 70.
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The government has strong reasons to believe that the perpetrators of these crimes belong to ULFA and it was regrettable that it was not possible for the security forces to pre-empt and prevent these incidents, it said.
While condemning the acts of violence, the statement said "ULFA is an old adversary. It is a banned organisation. Its leaders are operating from sanctuaries across the international border."
While admitting that the period between March 16 (so called Army Day) and April 7 (so called Raising Day of ULFA) has always been a vulnerable period in Assam for many years, the Home Ministry said it had information on the attempts that would be made by ULFA during this period.
"Information was available about names of ULFA commanders/cadres who will attempt to explode IEDs," the statement said.
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