Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the next round of talks between the Centre and ULFA is likely to resume very soon. He said the banned outfit has given enough indication to resume the dialogue. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Mr Gogoi said government would like to have ULFA's military chief Paresh Barua in the talks but would not wait for him indefinitely. He, however, said that government was waiting for a formal communication from the pro-talks group of the outfit to resume the dialogue process. Although ULFA 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa and several top leaders of the outfit favoured a negotiated settlement, Barua is yet to respond to the peace process. Mr Gogoi, who met Centre's interlocutor for the peace process P C Halder today, said the indication from the outfit was very clear. Halder has been engaged talks with ULFA leadership. AIR correspondent reports, an eight member delegation of ULFA leaders, led by its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, in February had met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai and began the process of dialogue, after three decades of insurgency.
News On AIR | June 16, 2011 2:18 PM
Centre- ULFA talks to resume soon: Gogoi