Rishima Narzary
Rishima Narzary, who was recently nabbed by Army from Chirang. Image credit - Twitter

The anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) has termed the claim of apprehension of a trained cadre of the outfit along with arms and ammunition recently in Chirang as โ€˜falseโ€™.

Reacting to a claim that a โ€œtrained lady cadreโ€ of the NDFB-S was apprehended in Samudisha village No 3 after a joint operation launched by the Army along with โ€œpistol, live ammunition and medicineโ€, NDFB-S president B. Saoraigwra in a press communiquรฉ claimed that it is โ€œtotally falseโ€.

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Saoraigwra said the apprehended lady was โ€œnot a trained cadre of NDFBโ€.

โ€œAccording to our sources, Rishima Narzary, a resident of village Samudisha No 3, under the Runikhata Police Station, was a poor woman under the poverty line category family,โ€ the NDFB-S president stated.

He added that โ€œafter the loss of her husband she has been working as a labourโ€ in houses of other people and in the โ€œfield for their survivalโ€.

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The NDFB anti-talk faction chief further claimed that after her arrest by the security forces, โ€œshe was given a pistol, live ammunition and some medicines to make her a trained cadre of NDFBโ€.

He questioned, โ€œHow can a poor family who is living hand to mouth, can have such weapons?โ€

He said the arrest of such pity women along with her 4-year child is โ€œnot tolerableโ€.

Saoraigwra said they strongly โ€œcondemn this actโ€ and warned the security force โ€œnot to kill, harass and torture the indigenous people and not use eliminate policy upon the indigenous people again and againโ€.

NDFB-S
NDFB-S press communique.

He further stated: โ€œIndia will not able to uproot the Boro community from the earth because we are the son of the soil that is โ€œBOROLANDโ€ so, we have the right to live with sovereign land and such cruel act cannot stop our rightโ€ Independenceโ€.โ€

Stating that indigenous people are harassed, tortured and killed in fake encounter, the NDFB-S president said โ€œwe are not feeling secure in our land, and in such manner how can we get protection from Indiaโ€.

โ€œWe are not free in living with India so leave us like a free nation,โ€ Saoraigwra added.

The Eastern Command of the Army on its official Twitter handle stated: โ€œ#IndianArmy unit along with police in a joint operation apprehended a locally trained lady cadre of NDFB(S) with arms & ammunition from village Samudisha, Chirang, Assam on 15 June 2019โ€

Rinoy Basumatary is Northeast Now Correspondent in Kokrajhar. He can be reached at: [email protected]