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UWAHATI: The anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) has sought help from Bangladesh and China for its armed
struggle towards a "sovereign Boroland".
The outfit's chairman, Ranjan Daimary alias D R Nabla, has appealed to security forces in Bangladesh not to harass or arrest militants of his group when they cross over to that country "for safety and security". Incidentally, Daimary was charged by CBI with masterminding the serial blasts in Assam on October 30 last year which claimed 89 lives and left over 300 wounded.
Addressing the NDFB's 23rd "raising day" on Saturday, the militant leader for the first time admitted the outfit's base in Bangladesh and reminded Dhaka that "it's time to pay back to the generosity shown by the Bodos during East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) freedom war of 1971".
"I'd like to request the people and the government of Bangladesh to extend helping hands in our struggle for freedom," Daimary said in his written speech, a copy of which is with TOI.
"It was our people and our land that supported and harboured them and shared their difficulties and sorrows more than the people from Delhi did from more than 1,000 miles away. If our people helped the Bangladeshis for their freedom from Pakistan (in 1971) without questioning their legitimacy, it becomes an obligation for the people and the government of Bangladesh to help us in our freedom struggle," he added.
"Even my parents had adopted a destitute and hapless young Bangladeshi boy in 1972. His name was Quiddos Mia. But he was rechristened Philimon after he became a Christian," he said
According to Assam Police, Daimary, who is planning another terror strike to mark the first year of the October 30 blasts, has also appealed to the Chinese government to consider. He also requested Beijing and to take immediate action "on the basis of recommendations of Zhan Lue of the China International Institute of Strategic Studies (CIISS) who has suggested that India as a whole should be divided into 20-30 nation states on ethnic lines for rapid development and modernization of the region." China has, however, made it clear that its government has got nothing to do with Lue's theory that he had posted in a blog.
Daimary had formed NDFB 23 years ago and entered into a ceasefire with the Centre and the state government in 2005. The peace talks, however, did not begin because the Centre was opposed to its sovereignty demand. Later, the outfit suffered a split and its breakaway faction submitted a modified charter of demands that did not include the issue of sovereignty. A couple of weeks ago, the government held the first round of talks with the NDFB's anti-sovereignty group.
Daimary, however, iterated that he was ready for talks provided the Centre was prepared for the negotiation based on the sovereignty issue.
UWAHATI: The anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) has sought help from Bangladesh and China for its armed
struggle towards a "sovereign Boroland".
The outfit's chairman, Ranjan Daimary alias D R Nabla, has appealed to security forces in Bangladesh not to harass or arrest militants of his group when they cross over to that country "for safety and security". Incidentally, Daimary was charged by CBI with masterminding the serial blasts in Assam on October 30 last year which claimed 89 lives and left over 300 wounded.
Addressing the NDFB's 23rd "raising day" on Saturday, the militant leader for the first time admitted the outfit's base in Bangladesh and reminded Dhaka that "it's time to pay back to the generosity shown by the Bodos during East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) freedom war of 1971".
"I'd like to request the people and the government of Bangladesh to extend helping hands in our struggle for freedom," Daimary said in his written speech, a copy of which is with TOI.
"It was our people and our land that supported and harboured them and shared their difficulties and sorrows more than the people from Delhi did from more than 1,000 miles away. If our people helped the Bangladeshis for their freedom from Pakistan (in 1971) without questioning their legitimacy, it becomes an obligation for the people and the government of Bangladesh to help us in our freedom struggle," he added.
"Even my parents had adopted a destitute and hapless young Bangladeshi boy in 1972. His name was Quiddos Mia. But he was rechristened Philimon after he became a Christian," he said
According to Assam Police, Daimary, who is planning another terror strike to mark the first year of the October 30 blasts, has also appealed to the Chinese government to consider. He also requested Beijing and to take immediate action "on the basis of recommendations of Zhan Lue of the China International Institute of Strategic Studies (CIISS) who has suggested that India as a whole should be divided into 20-30 nation states on ethnic lines for rapid development and modernization of the region." China has, however, made it clear that its government has got nothing to do with Lue's theory that he had posted in a blog.
Daimary had formed NDFB 23 years ago and entered into a ceasefire with the Centre and the state government in 2005. The peace talks, however, did not begin because the Centre was opposed to its sovereignty demand. Later, the outfit suffered a split and its breakaway faction submitted a modified charter of demands that did not include the issue of sovereignty. A couple of weeks ago, the government held the first round of talks with the NDFB's anti-sovereignty group.
Daimary, however, iterated that he was ready for talks provided the Centre was prepared for the negotiation based on the sovereignty issue.
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