Assam police, Army launch trust-building initiative to bring back Ulfa cadres home

Guwahati: The Assam Police and the Indian Army have embarked upon an ambitious plan to reach out the family members of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) cadres and help them bring back their wards into the mainstream.

Informing this in social media posts Assam DGP GP Singh said that the joint initiative aims to foster peace and reconciliation in the entire region.

In what is called trust-building initiative of the security forces Singh also shared the photographs of family members of Ulfa cadres in conversation with security personnel at various police stations or camps of the Indian Army.

He said that the initiative holds immense potential to promote peace and reconciliation in the region.

The DGP said, “The initiative aims to bridge the gap between the security forces and the families of Ulfa cadres, creating a foundation of mutual respect and understanding. By engaging with the families, the initiative seeks to encourage the rehabilitation and reintegration of Ulfa cadres into mainstream society. The overall objective is to foster a sense of peace and reconciliation in the region, paving the way for a more harmonious and peaceful future.”

The ADGP special branch of Assam police Hiren Chandra Nath recently said that altogether 8,756 militants of various rebel groups, including Ulfa-I and all four factions of National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), have been rehabilitated in the last two-and-a-half years.

The rehabilitated surrendered militants include over 4000 from the all four factions of the NDFB followed by 1,926 from four Karbi rebel groups and 1,182 from five Adivasi insurgent groups.

He further said they (the surrendered cadres), who once pulled triggers of various categories of arms in the jungle, are now gaining expertise in cultivation and livestock farming etc with the help of the state government.