Government Issues Show Cause Notice to ULFA Under UAPA
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Synopsis
The Union government has issued a show-cause notice to ULFA, requiring them to justify their status as a lawful association under UAPA. They must respond within 30 days and appear in court on March 4, 2025.
Key Takeaways
- ULFA must respond to the government within 30 days.
- The notice is issued under UAPA.
- They are called to appear in court on March 4, 2025.
- ULFA disbanded in January last year.
- Settlement with the Union government occurred on December 29, 2023.
Imphal, Feb 3 (NationPress) The Union government has delivered a show-cause notice to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and all associated factions, wings, and front organisations. They are required to justify why they should not be reclassified as an unlawful association for an extended duration of five years, as stated by officials on Monday.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has initiated this notice under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
ULFA has been asked to submit a written explanation within 30 days of receiving the notice, detailing why it should not be deemed an unlawful association.
An announcement from the Assam government indicated that ULFA must present itself, either via a duly authorised representative or through legal counsel, before the tribunal on March 4, 2025, at the Gauhati High Court (old block).
Having been established nearly 40 years ago, ULFA disbanded in January of the previous year.
On December 29, 2023, the organisation entered into a settlement with the Union government.
Following the arrest of numerous senior leaders, those aligned with Chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa opted to engage in peace negotiations.
Conversely, those who rejected the peace initiative rebranded themselves as ULFA (independent).
The faction led by Paresh Baruah remains banned and adopted a new identity in 2012.
Reports suggest that the High Court in Bangladesh provided significant relief to ULFA-I's self-exiled leader, Paresh Baruah, converting his death sentence into life imprisonment.
This ruling was associated with the infamous 'ten trucks arms haul' case from 2004.
Baruah had previously been sentenced to death in 2014, amid a crackdown on extremism and militancy by the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh.
