Central Government of India responsible for ULFA attacks against Biharis in Assam – India does not recognize its biggest problem – ‘States Need Autonomy’
Sudhir Chadda
Jan. 6, 2007

India does not recognize its biggest problem. India is actually thirty “Iraqs” ready to explode on the face of the Central Government. India is a very diverse country controlled by ‘Hindi’ (or languages close to Hindi) speaking oligarchs. People from different states live for decades in various regions. These long-term migrant workers take away jobs from the local people. India is on ‘high’ of earning foreign exchange and outsourcing money from the Western nations while it has done little for giving autonomy for non- Hindi speaking states. In this whole equation North Eastern states are most neglected. For example Hindi speaking (or close to Hindi) speaking oligarchs control the Tea Garden in Assam. When British left India in 1947, they very cunningly handed the assets over to these oligarchs knowing very well India will explode with sectarian violence in sixty to seventy years. While these rich Hindi speaking oligarchs treat local natives badly, the local natives form insurgent groups. This insurgent group cannot attack well-fortified oligarchs because of super security by Indian forces for oligarchs. They go after local poor Hindi speaking long-term migrant workers.

That is exactly what happened in Assam. At least 13 more people were killed early Saturday in suspected separatist violence in Assam, with the death toll in coordinated attacks since Friday night mounting to 32.

Central Government of India responsible for ULFA attacks against Biharis in Assam – India does not recognize its biggest problem – ‘States Need Autonomy’. Oligarchs control the Congress party as well as the BJP. In recent days, developments in West Bengal indicate that oligarchs control the communists too. They do not have any interest in giving powers to local people in non-Hindi speaking states. They do not want to provide autonomy for states. Police said that armed militants on Saturday opened fire at a group of sleeping brick kiln workers and fishermen near Ghormori Chapori, a sandbar located in Tinsukia district, about 590 km east of Assam's main city Guwahati.

"The attack was carried out before dawn," Tinsukia district magistrate Absar Hazarika said.

Stunned by the latest savagery, police and paramilitary teams rushed to the location.

It was the worst massacre of its kind in Assam since 2000 when ULFA mowed down at least 100 people to rid the state of "outsiders". The killings had created widespread revulsion.

"We are awaiting details. The area is remote and can be normally reached only by boats," Hazarika said.

Authorities have blamed the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) for the madness that began late Friday in the eastern districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh. There were also two explosions, including one that damaged a coach of the Rajdhani Express.

"The ULFA is behind the serial attacks," Hazarika said. But no group, including ULFA that has off and on held peace talks with New Delhi, has claimed responsibility.

On Friday night, ULFA militants went on a rampage targeting Hindi-speakers in six separate locations, killing 19 people and wounding at least 25.

The rebels fired indiscriminately at brick kilns and shops owned by people, besides triggering an explosion near a tea garden.

"In all the incidents, ULFA targeted people, most of them daily wage earners and petty traders," a police official said.

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