North East News Agency

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is worried about the increased activities of Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in North-East and opines that the terrorist camps in neighbouring Bangladesh have been posing serious threat to the security and stability in this part of the country. BJP president Rajnath Singh made these observations recently in Guwahati. At the same time the BJP president made an appeal to outlawed United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to go for an negotiated settlement of their grievances, giving up arms striggle.

Commenting on the modus operandi of the ISI, Mr. Singh said that it was gradually spreading its tentacles to the region. “ During the last few years, activities of ISI are increasing in the region. Exactly on the pattern of Pakistan, now a number of terrorist camps are operating from Bangladesh, which is a great threat to the security and stability of the region,” Mr. Singh stressed. Moreover Mr. Singh lambasted the Congress-led UPA government for adopting a soft policy towards the jehadi groups and rued that had the government been serious in its efforts to counter terrorism, it could have exerted pressure on Bangladesh and contained the ISI.

The National BJP president who had come to attend the North-East meet of the party, said that the ULFA should respect the opinion of the people, tired of the bloodshed, and come to the mainstream. Singh assured that his party was ready to contribute to any constructive effort so that long lasting peace returns to the trouble torn State of Assam.

The BJP president blamed both the Centre as well as the State Governments for failing to tackle the ULFA problem and a host of other issues pertinent to the welfare and development of Assam. He said that the power scenario in the North-East was dismal, industrialisation was pathetic and the Government apart from resorting to big talks had done nothing worthwhile on the much-touted Look East Policy.

Rajnath Singh demanded the opening of the Stilwell Road, appropriate utilisation of the water resources of the region to meet the power shortage, eradication of poverty, solution of border dispute and implementation of the clauses of the Assam Accord.

Besides, Mr. Singh said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of 1951 should be updated to resolve the problem of illegal infiltration of foreign nationals to Assam. He once again reiterated his party’s demand for resumption of the peace process without any compromise on the sovereignty of the country.

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