Rajdhani Blast Aftermath
Assam mulls ban on Adivasi outfit:
Guwahati, Dec 15: Assam government is contemplating on banning the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) that hit the headlines following its recent strikes, including the Rajdhani Express blast at Sungajan in Golaghat district on Thursday.
Talking to newspersons here on Saturday, state government spokesman and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is considering to declare the ANLA a banned outfit.
He said the police and intelligence agencies have details of the cadre strength and training camps of the outfit, and it may be banned very soon.
The outfit, formed by tea plantation workers, has been demanding better facilities and more rights for its community which migrated to Assam form Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal during the British Raj. It also wants the inclusion of the Adivasis in the Scheduled Tribe list.
ANLA ‘commander’ David Tirkey operates from Jharkhand, as was stated by the outfit’s ‘deputy commander’ Raj Munda who was arrested in Guwahati on December 10.
Besides the blast in the Rajdhani Express, which left five dead, the outfit had triggered two minor blasts targeting other passenger trains this month. Sarma said the ANLA was also suspected to be involved in the November 24 Beltola violence when Adivasi protesters had clashed with locals leading to the killing of one person.
He said investigation into the clashes have revealed that it was pre-planned to a certain extent, and some Adivasi youths were prepared for the violence.
Source: The Sentinel
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Guwahati, Dec 15: Assam government is contemplating on banning the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) that hit the headlines following its recent strikes, including the Rajdhani Express blast at Sungajan in Golaghat district on Thursday.
Talking to newspersons here on Saturday, state government spokesman and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is considering to declare the ANLA a banned outfit.
He said the police and intelligence agencies have details of the cadre strength and training camps of the outfit, and it may be banned very soon.
The outfit, formed by tea plantation workers, has been demanding better facilities and more rights for its community which migrated to Assam form Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orrisa, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal during the British Raj. It also wants the inclusion of the Adivasis in the Scheduled Tribe list.
ANLA ‘commander’ David Tirkey operates from Jharkhand, as was stated by the outfit’s ‘deputy commander’ Raj Munda who was arrested in Guwahati on December 10.
Besides the blast in the Rajdhani Express, which left five dead, the outfit had triggered two minor blasts targeting other passenger trains this month. Sarma said the ANLA was also suspected to be involved in the November 24 Beltola violence when Adivasi protesters had clashed with locals leading to the killing of one person.
He said investigation into the clashes have revealed that it was pre-planned to a certain extent, and some Adivasi youths were prepared for the violence.
Source: The Sentinel
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