AASU leader joins ULFA-I to protect Assam

Guwahati, October 24, 2018:

A vice-president of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU),Dergaon unit has reportedly joined the Paresh Baruah faction of insurgent group United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) to protect the Assam and the existence of the Assamese.

The student leader, identified as Pankaj Pratim Dutta, shared a video on the social media explaining why he joined the outfit.

“No one in Dergaon has any knowledge of me joining the ULFA-Independent. I joined the outfit on my own volition. I apologise to the AASU members in Dergaon for joining the outfit without informing them. I believe in order to protect the existence of Assam, there is no other alternative. As such, I joined ULFA-Independent,” Pankaj said in the video.

He added, “We, the Assamese people, were warriors and we had everything but now we are being forced to bow down before mainland India for all issues”.