Deciding to intensify its campaign against the ULFA in wake of a recent spike in terror related incidents in Assam, the Centre at a high-level security review meeting on Assam chaired by Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram in New Delhi Monday uncovered plans to go after the ULFA.
The meeting was attended by National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan, Union Home Secretary, Madhukar Gupta, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Director, Intelligence Bureau, Directors General of Border Security Force (BSF) and CRPF.
Inspectors General (IGs) of various Central Forces operating in Assam were also present on the occasion.
Stung by the series of blasts in Assam, Chidambaram left none in doubt that gone are the days of soft approach to ULFA. The militant outfit is now likely to face renewed heat from security forces. The officials were told that violence in Assam leading to losses of life and property was totally unacceptable.
The meeting finetuned the strategy to be adopted by the operations group to take on the insurgents who have been threatening the country’s integrity and sovereignty, sources said.
On border fencing in Assam, the home minister suggested expeditious raising of riverine police as a 20-km riverine stretch was difficult to fence.
The meeting also discussed the Assam government’s proposal to set up a specialised body on the lines of the National Security Guards to deal with explosive devices.
Chidambaram has developed a 150-day plan to meet the requirements of the para-military forces deployed along the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangaldesh borders which are facing trouble from militants.
According to sources the North-east has been accorded top priority, the Home Minister proposes to visit all States in the Region to understand the problems of each of the eight States.
The meeting was attended by National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan, Union Home Secretary, Madhukar Gupta, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Director, Intelligence Bureau, Directors General of Border Security Force (BSF) and CRPF.
Inspectors General (IGs) of various Central Forces operating in Assam were also present on the occasion.
Stung by the series of blasts in Assam, Chidambaram left none in doubt that gone are the days of soft approach to ULFA. The militant outfit is now likely to face renewed heat from security forces. The officials were told that violence in Assam leading to losses of life and property was totally unacceptable.
The meeting finetuned the strategy to be adopted by the operations group to take on the insurgents who have been threatening the country’s integrity and sovereignty, sources said.
On border fencing in Assam, the home minister suggested expeditious raising of riverine police as a 20-km riverine stretch was difficult to fence.
The meeting also discussed the Assam government’s proposal to set up a specialised body on the lines of the National Security Guards to deal with explosive devices.
Chidambaram has developed a 150-day plan to meet the requirements of the para-military forces deployed along the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangaldesh borders which are facing trouble from militants.
According to sources the North-east has been accorded top priority, the Home Minister proposes to visit all States in the Region to understand the problems of each of the eight States.
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