ULFA release a return favour: BJP

The BJP on Friday alleged that the UPA Government8217;s proposal to release five senior ULFA leaders is a return favour by the Congress to the underground outfit for its assistance during Assembly elections in Assam. 8216;8216;It is a payback for the assistance the ULFA has extended to Congress in elections,8217;8217; party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said. 8216;8216;It is dangerous for over-all peace.8217;8217;

The BJP spokesman recalled that a similar exercise was undertaken during the chief ministership of Hiteshwar Saikia in Assam, but that only accelerated the underground movement. 8216;8216;Such half-hearted measures do not promote peace, he said.