Jaiswal rules out provision of security on inaccessible terrain in Assam

Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal has said Assams tough terrain is a stumbling block for providing security.

Ampahar (Assam), Aug 15 : Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal has said Assam's tough terrain is a stumbling block for providing security.

Denying lapses in security, Jaiswal said it was not possible to provide security to all places due to geographical constraints.

"If you see the ground situation, you will realise that it was not the government's failure. The type of terrain and forest Assam has having, it is not possible to provide security in ever nook and corner. Seeing this, the militants take advantage and incidents occurr," Jaiswal said, who met survivors of the ULFA attack in Ampahar, where eight people were shot down late on Monday night.

Jaiswal also said it the Central Government would lend all support to the Assam Government to fight rebels.

"The Assam Government would be more alert now and the Central Government will provide all possible assistance," Jaiswal said.

Since Saturday, 25 people have been killed by the ULFA and the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF).

The deceased reportedly hailed from Rajasthan and Bihar, and had been residing in Assam for years.

The ULFA and other rebel organisations have urged people in the region to boycott this year's Independence Day celebrations.

Since January, at least 70 Hindi-speaking workers have been killed in Assam, notably in areas like Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Dimow Districts.

Around 75,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in the State to counter the rebels.

ANI