Asom Guv condemns massacre; VHP points to fundamentalist hand

Guwahati, Jan 7 (UNI) Asom Governor Lt Gen. (retd) Ajai Singh today condemned the massacre of 48 people by the banned ULFA in three districts of the state on Friday night.

The governor said in a statement issued here, ''I strongly condemn the inhuman and dastardly massacre of a singled out peace loving and hard working community by the ULFA.'' He said ULFA's intention of distrupting the National Games by such violent acts would be foiled by the government and all measures would be taken to hold the games smoothly.

Lt Gen.(Retd) Singh also appealed to the common people to condemn thw attacks and support the government in defeating the ''evil designs of the outfit''.

Meanwhile, the North East chapter of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) also condemned the carnage by ULFA militants.

In a statement issued here, the VHP flayed the insurgent outfit for targeting Hindu population in the state, claiming that the repeated attacks on the Hindus indicated a ''Muslim fundamentalist hand, with active support from Bangladesh and Pakistan.'' UNI