Stating that the peace accord with the pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has nothing new to offer, opposition parties in Assam on December 29 slammed the Bharatiya Jananta Party (BJP) and said the accord is “merely a political gimmick” ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Historic Peace Accord Signed Between Centre, Assam Government, And ULFA Pro-Talks Faction
Asking the government to make the accord with ULFA public, opposition leaders stressed that many old points of earlier accords have been “re-written in a different language and tone”.
The pro-talks faction of ULFA on December 29 signed a peace accord with the Central and Assam governments, agreeing to renounce violence, surrender all arms, disband the organisation and join the democratic process.
“This pact does not look like an agreement between a sovereignty seeking group and the government. Many of the clauses mentioned in the agreement are just some routine duties of any elected government,” Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia told PTI.
“The government said Rs 1.5 lakh-crore investment will be made. This is a natural duty of a government. I hope that a new rich contractor class is not created out of this,” Saikia stressed.
