Assam Police Launches Trust-Building Initiative To Bring ULFA Cadres Back To Mainstream

The objective of the initiative is to build trust and understanding, with an aim to bridge the gap between the security forces and the families of the ULFA cadres.

New Delhi: Assam Police said it has launched a ‘Trust-Building’ initiative to bring the cadres of banned insurgent outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) back to the mainstream. Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said it is a joint initiative by Assam police, Indian Army and the Assam Chief Minister’s Office. Under the initiative, the families of the cadres have been invited to discuss ways of rehabilitation.  

Sharing photographs of family members of some of the ULFA-I cadres interacting with the security personnel, DGP Singh posted on X, “From conflict to collaboration, a Trust-Building initiative for a peaceful future.”

The Assam police chief said that under this initiative, families of the ULFA-I cadres are invited to police stations and the camps of the Indian Army and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), for trust-building and to help them bring their children back to the mainstream.

“The initiative of inviting families of ULFA-I cadres for trust-building activities holds immense potential to promote peace and reconciliation in the region,” DGP Singh added in his post.

He said that the objective of the initiative is to build trust and understanding, with an aim to bridge the gap between the security forces and the families of the ULFA-I cadres, thereby, creating a foundation of mutual respect and understanding.

DGP Singh further said that the initiative seeks to encourage the rehabilitation and reintegration of the ULFA-I cadres into the mainstream by engaging them with their families.  

“The overall objective of the initiative is to foster a sense of peace and reconciliation in the region, paving the way for a harmonious and peaceful future,” DGP Singh added.

Notably, in August this year, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma invited Paresh Baruah, the military chief of the ULFA-I, to visit the northeast state and see “the development” over the years.

Paresh Baruah is the commander-in-chief of the outlawed ULFA-I, which is seeking independence for Assam from the Indian Union.