1 TRANSLATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND ... - APFA News

expressed his hope that the ULFA would remove four of their camps by December
2001 as agreed by them, and that the Royal Government and the ULFA could
resume talks on finding a solution to the problem of the remaining camps. The
National Assembly endorsed the following three-point resolution on the issue of the
ULFA-Bodo problem:
1. In accordance with the resolution of the 77 th Session of the National
Assembly on the ULFA-Bodo problem, the Royal Government must
continue to impose the embargo on rations and other supplies to the camps
of the militants. Any person found extending assistance to the militants must
be tried and punished under the National Security Act.
2. The Royal Government and the armed forces should not just wait for the
ULFA to remove four of their camps from Bhutan by December 2001 as
agreed by them but continue to make all necessary preparations for military
action during this period. The Dzongdas, Chimis, Gups and the people in
the different Dzongkhags should forward the list of genuine volunteers for
militia service to the RBA Headquarters within August this year and the
army should then impart the necessary training to the militia volunteers.
3. If the ULFA do not remove four of their camps from Bhutan by December
2001 as required by the provisions of the agreed minutes signed on 18 th
June, 2001, during the third meeting held between the Royal Government
and ULFA leaders and they continue stay like before, the Royal
Government should not give away more time but resort to suitable military
action and remove the militants as soon as possible from Bhutanese
territory.
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