The Assam Chief Minister Mr Tarun Gogoi has negated the demands for separate States of Bodoland, Kamatapur and Karbi Anglong. There can be no further division of the State. All genuine grievances can be addressed within the existing framework, Mr Gogoi said during a media interaction in Guwahati yesterday.<br/>On the possibility of talks with the banned ULFA, Mr Gogoi reiterated that while efforts were on to bring the elusive self-styled commander-in-chief of the outfit, Paresh Baruah, to the negotiating table, talks could be held even without Baruah.<br/>Reasoning that there had been a number of instances in the north-east where talks had been held successfully with extremist outfits even without their chief leader, Mr Gogoi said that the important thing was to make a beginning in the peace process. This is the Government of India’s stand as well as my personal view, he said, adding that a formal dialogue with the ULFA was on the cards but not immediately.<br/>Expressed concern over the rise in prices of foodstuff in Assam, Gogoi said that the Government and the administration were taking the matter seriously and that strict instructions have been passed to the departments and other authorities concerned to monitor the situation and to act tough on black-marketers’ and hoarders. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Saturday, Gogoi claimed that the situation had improved to some extent following the measures taken by the Government but that the situation required constant monitoring.<br/><br/>Welcoming the Gauhati High Court’s judgement declaring bandhs as unconstitutional and illegal, the Chief Minister said that the Government would try to ensure compliance of the court order through different means, including legal proceedings against those calling bandhs.