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 โfalseโ.
Reacting to a claim that a โtrained lady cadreโ of the NDFB-S was apprehended in Samudisha village No 3 after a joint operation launched by the Army along with โpistol, live ammunition and medicineโ, NDFB-S president B. Saoraigwra in a press communiquรฉ claimed that it is โtotally falseโ.
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Saoraigwra said the apprehended lady was โnot a trained cadre of NDFBโ.
โAccording 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 โafter the loss of her husband she has been working as a labourโ in houses of other people and in the โfield for their survivalโ.
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The NDFB anti-talk faction chief further claimed that after her arrest by the security forces, โshe was given a pistol, live ammunition and some medicines to make her a trained cadre of NDFBโ.
He questioned, โHow 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 โnot tolerableโ.
Saoraigwra said they strongly โcondemn this actโ and warned the security force โnot to kill, harass and torture the indigenous people and not use eliminate policy upon the indigenous people again and againโ.
He further stated: โIndia will not able to uproot the Boro community from the earth because we are the son of the soil that is โBOROLANDโ 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 โwe are not feeling secure in our land, and in such manner how can we get protection from Indiaโ.
โWe 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#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
#NEOps#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 2019 @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/VoMo5fzU4L
โ EasternCommand_IA (@easterncomd) June 18, 2019