Modi govt declares all-out war against Bodo militants Security forces stepped up operations against Bodo militants in Assam, after Home Minister Rajnath Singh ruled out talks with them after they massacred unarmed tribals. Yahoo India – NEW DELHI: The killing of 80 people in Assam by Bodo militants has angered the government so much that the Centre has almost declared a war against the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, the terror group behind coordinated attacks on tea plantation workers and their families. Reports say up to 9,000 soldiers and paramilitary troopers have been summoned on the Assam and the Arunachal Pradesh border to flush out terrorists accused of massacring innocent people. Gunbattles between security forces and the NDFB militants is currently on in the region. Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, who met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to review the security situation in Assam, said that operations would be intensified in the state. It was to review the security situation in Assam. It will not be correct on my part to give any further details. Our 66 columns are operating there. We are definitely going to intensify the operations, said Suhag. Rajnath Singh had earlier confirmed that operations will be launched against the NDFB (Songbijit) terror outfit. Earlier, Rajnath Singh met the families of victims and appealed the people and assured them of strong action against the terrorists. Rajnath Singh described the killing of tribals in Assam a massacre and added that there would be a time bound action against terror. He also said the government will not talk to organisations indulging in cold blooded murder. The government also sought cooperation from Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh in an offensive against the Bodo militant group. Some militants may have fled to neighboring Bhutan while their leader was believed to be in Myanmar, officials and police said, prompting calls for cooperation. We are determined to hunt down the rebels and destroy their base, both in the country and outside, Indias junior home minister Kiren Rijiju told Reuters. Assam is to more than 200 tribes and dozens of insurgencies, some seeking greater autonomy and others secession. The latest attacks, in which half the victims were women and children, have shaken Prime Minister Narendra Modis government that came to power promising economic growth as well as a militarily secure India. This is terrorism, there is zero-tolerance for terrorism, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who flew to Assam to commiserate with the families of the victims, told reporters. Assam police say the leader of the NDFB, IK Sonbijit, is based in Myanmar, from where he controls his cadres. He is believed to have ordered this weeks attacks in retaliation for a army offensive against his group in which he lost 40 men and a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Some 7,000 villagers have fled their homes in Assam, fearing more attacks from the Bodo militants and are sheltered in relief camps guarded by the army and police. Following the attacks, there were incidents of Bodo homes being attacked, but troops had managed to control the situation.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:27:27 +0000
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