The pro-talks faction of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa has announced that the group will have nothing to do with the forthcoming assembly election in Assam.
Following a meeting of the group's leaders, a spokesman of the outfit informed that it was unanimously decided in the meeting, which was attended by all the top leaders of the pro-talks faction, that no leader or cadre of the outfit get involved with the forthcoming assembly election in the state and the message has been sent to all the members of the outfit through 'proper channels'.
It was for the first time that the pro-talks ULFA leaders met after their recent meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in New Delhi for peace talks.
The formal announcement about 'no election involvement' came in the wake of Opposition political parties in Assam airing apprehension that the ruling Congress, which played a key role in bringing the ULFA faction to talks, will use the ULFA doves in the election for the benefit of Congress candidates.
The faction also called upon the anti-talks hardliners of the outfit led by fugitive 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Barua to stay away from poll
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