A day after blast near Jorhat military station, Assam DGP dares ULFA-I to target him | North East India News
A day after blast near Jorhat military station, Assam DGP dares ULFA-I to target him | North East India News
A day after the ULFA (I) claimed responsibility for a blast near the Army gate of a military station at Lichubari in Assam’s Jorhat district, Director-General of Police GP Singh has dared the outlawed insurgent outfit to attack him.
“The Assamese people must question them (ULFA-I) about why they are doing these things. If they want to do something personal against someone, they should do it accordingly. They speak about me…When ever did I say I was afraid of them? My residence is at Kahilipara and my office is at Ulubari. If you have any issues with me, come and target me,” Singh said while speaking to reporters on Friday, adding that a team of the National Investigation Agency would soon come to Guwahati to investigate recent incidents.
A defence spokesperson said Thursday that it was a “mild” blast and there were no reports of any casualty.
The top cop was earlier accused by the United Liberation Front of Asom (I) of treating the police force as his ancestral property, when it claimed responsibility for two grenade blasts—near a military camp in Tinsukia on November 22 and at a CRPF camp in Joysagar in Sivasagar district on December 9.
In an email statement, the outlawed outfit then said the attacks were carried out in response to the “arrogance” of Singh, whom it also accused of running the state police force as his “ancestral property”.
After the statement came, DGP Singh wrote on X, formerly Twitter, “We are committed to wipe out the remnants of terrorism that impedes growth of our state. And for that, if we have to sacrifice our life, we shall not hesitate, nor shall we waver from our determination to use full might of law against those who stand in path of our state’s growth, progress and development.”
