February 19, 2011 8:53 PM

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Govt and ULFA committed to take peace process forward: PM

Prime Minister says, both the government and the ULFA are committed to take the peace process forward.Dr. Manmohan said efforts are also on to bring other underground outfits of the North East to the negotiating table.In a brief interaction with newspersons in Jorhat he said his meeting with the ULFA leadership, led by its Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, in New Delhi had a very good beginning and its future will also be good. He said peace has returned to Assam and the state has developed economically because of several flagship schemes initiated by his government.Referring to the Assam Gas Cracker Project in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district, Singh said that it will go a long way in solving the unemployment problem in the state.On the issue of corruption, the Prime Minister said that it will not be tolerated and action will be definitely taken against those found guilty.Earlier, the Prime Minister made an on-the-spot visit of the projects implemented under the Multi-Sectoral Developement Programme of the Centre at the minority-concentrated areas of Rampur village in Kamrup district of Assam. He visited eight houses built by the Juhali Gaon Panchayat and interacted with the beneficiaries. The funds for construction of the houses were provided by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and other top officials accompanied Dr. Manmohan Singh. The Prime Minister, who is also a Rajya Sabha member from Assam, is on a two-day visit to the State since yesterday.

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