Guwahati: The ULFA is firm in its stand on sovereignty and has urged people to join hands for a "political solution to the ongoing conflict and help in the creation of a sovereign Assam".
The banned group, in the latest issue of its mouthpiece Freedom, has claimed there is no dispute among its top leaders regarding the issue of sovereignty and "such propaganda was launched by a section of the media at the instigation of the Government".
"There is no question of wavering from the issue of sovereignty and such misinformation has been carried out by the government to create confusion among the people," said an editorial in Freedom.
The group urged students, youths, labourers, farmers, intellectuals, politicians, ethnic groups and individuals to protest against such false reports and the Government's attitude.
The ULFA also came down heavily on Oil India Limited for going in for oil exploration on the Brahmaputra riverbed and described this as a move by the Central Government to take away Assam's resources.
"Over the years, the Government of India has been exploiting Assam by taking away its reources and the latest move will not only affect water resources but have a serious impact on the Dibru Saikhowa National Park," the group alleged.
Earlier, media reports in Guwahati quoted intelligence sources as saying that ULFA's commander-in-chief Paresh Barua was fighting a lone battle for Assam's "sovereignty" and his colleagues were ready to climb down from this key demand.
The sources said this came to light during the interrogation of arrested ULFA insurgents.
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