Centre admits ULFA presence in some areas of Arunachal

New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has established temporary camps in a few areas of Arunachal Pradesh to facilitate the movement and hideouts of its cadres, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

Minister of State for Home Affairs S Reghupathy said in a written reply that the Government has taken several measures to deal with the activities of ULFA which inter-alia include declaring the outfit as "unlawful association" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, declaration of whole of Asom and its 20 Km belt with Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh as " disturbed area" and setting up of Unified headquarters to coordinate the operations of the Security Forces.

Counter insurgency operations against ULFA have also been intensified, he added.

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