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UWAHATI: The 12-hour Ulfa-sponsored Assam bandh called in protest against the "arrest" of outfit's "foreign secretary" Sashadhar Choudhury and
"finance secretary" Chitraban Hazarika crippled life throughout the state on Monday.
Along with the rest of the state, the streets of the city wore a deserted look during the bandh. Vehicles were off the roads and business establishments downed shutters. School, colleges and government offices also registered a thin attendance during the day. But there were no reports of any untoward incidents.
However, the bandh did not affect the movement of trains and flights. An NFR spokesman said, "There is no affect of the bandh on the movement of trains. Both incoming and outgoing trains maintained their schedules. "
Sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at Borjhar said the bandh failed to affect the movement of flights. "All the flights were on time," sources said.
On the other hand, senior Assam police officials who are grilling the two top Ulfa leaders said there are several cases registered against them. "Most cases against the duo are related to extortion," an official said.
He, however, refused to divulge much about the confession of the two Ulfa leaders and said some more cadres are likely to be arrested soon. He also hoped that some cadres of the organization are likely to surrender in the next few days as Bangladesh has intensified operations.
On the other hand, Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (Mass) has appealed to the state and the Centre to take it as an opportunity to start peace talks with the outfit.
"With the recent arrest of Choudhury and Hazarika, most of the senior cadres of the banned outfit are in judicial custody now. The government can utilize this as an opportunity to start peace talks again," said Mass adviser Lachit Bordoloi. "They (Hazarika and Choudhury) are among the seniormost cadres of the outfit now. If the government approaches them in a dignified manner, we hope the peace process can start again," he added.
According to Ulfa, the two senior leaders were "arrested" in Bangladesh and handed over to Indian security forces. The outfit termed this as a violation of human rights of the two leaders as the two countries don't have any extradition treaty.
UWAHATI: The 12-hour Ulfa-sponsored Assam bandh called in protest against the "arrest" of outfit's "foreign secretary" Sashadhar Choudhury and
"finance secretary" Chitraban Hazarika crippled life throughout the state on Monday.
Along with the rest of the state, the streets of the city wore a deserted look during the bandh. Vehicles were off the roads and business establishments downed shutters. School, colleges and government offices also registered a thin attendance during the day. But there were no reports of any untoward incidents.
However, the bandh did not affect the movement of trains and flights. An NFR spokesman said, "There is no affect of the bandh on the movement of trains. Both incoming and outgoing trains maintained their schedules. "
Sources in the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at Borjhar said the bandh failed to affect the movement of flights. "All the flights were on time," sources said.
On the other hand, senior Assam police officials who are grilling the two top Ulfa leaders said there are several cases registered against them. "Most cases against the duo are related to extortion," an official said.
He, however, refused to divulge much about the confession of the two Ulfa leaders and said some more cadres are likely to be arrested soon. He also hoped that some cadres of the organization are likely to surrender in the next few days as Bangladesh has intensified operations.
On the other hand, Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (Mass) has appealed to the state and the Centre to take it as an opportunity to start peace talks with the outfit.
"With the recent arrest of Choudhury and Hazarika, most of the senior cadres of the banned outfit are in judicial custody now. The government can utilize this as an opportunity to start peace talks again," said Mass adviser Lachit Bordoloi. "They (Hazarika and Choudhury) are among the seniormost cadres of the outfit now. If the government approaches them in a dignified manner, we hope the peace process can start again," he added.
According to Ulfa, the two senior leaders were "arrested" in Bangladesh and handed over to Indian security forces. The outfit termed this as a violation of human rights of the two leaders as the two countries don't have any extradition treaty.
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