New Delhi, Jan 06: The BJP on Saturday blamed the
Congress for ULFA strikes in Assam and alleged that the ruling
party had taken the militant outfit's help during elections.
"The Congress has been frequently taking the help of
ULFA cadre during elections. Hence, there is vested interest
in not taking action against them," BJP spokesman Ravi Shankar
Prasad said.
His comments came in the wake of ULFA militants
gunning down 26 people and wounding five others in three
separate attacks in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts, a day
after killing 19 people in the same localities of Assam.
"This massacre of innocent people is the result of the
negligence of the state's Congress government and of the
indifference of the Congress-led government at the Centre,"
Prasad said.
He sought central intervention to protect the life and
liberty of people of Assam and tough action against ULFA.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, January 06, 2007, 00:00