The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the People’s Consultative Group nominated by the ULFA have blamed the government for the series of blasts across the state that killed five people and injured several others on Friday.‘‘The explosions have been carried out by government agencies to derail the ongoing peace process,’’ a statement e-mailed by the ULFA said. The outfit alleged that government intelligence agencies had already publicised that ULFA would strike at vital installations, even mentioning the Assam Police Special Branch IG by name in this connection.The ULFA statement also named a few Guwahati-based journalists, including former editor of The Sentinel DN Bezboruah, saying they had joined hands with the police and intelligence agencies in running a campaign against the ULFA, aimed at derailing the on-going peace process. The next round of talks are scheduled for June 22.The 11-member PCG has also held the government responsible for the latest spate of violence in the state. ‘‘The government has to be held responsible for this renewed spate of violence. It was the government which pushed the ULFA to the wall by sitting on a decision to create a conducive atmosphere for peace talks by undertaking a series of confidence building measures,’’ said Dilip Patgiri, a member of the People’s Consultative Group. ULFA, on the other hand, had maintained ‘‘appreciable’’ restraint since January 26 following an assurance from the government that the confidence building measures would be undertaken, he added. ‘‘But the government has continued with repressive measures including several incidents in which security forces have killed a number of ULFA cadres’’.
