Northeast rebels seeking Chinese support : 14th jul10 ~ E-Pao! Headlines
Guwahati, July 13 2010: Separatists in the Northeast are now looking up to China for support to achieve sovereignty.
This revelation was made by two Chinese spies arrested in Nagaland recently.
Senior leaders of six separatist groups of the Northeast four from Manipur, one each from Nagaland (NSCN-K) and Assam (Ulfa) had met in Bangladesh in the first week of July.
The motive was to form a 'United Front' in order to get Chinese largesse, sources told Express on condition of anonymity.
Quoting the spies, the sources said the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) insisted on a 'United Front' of the extremist groups to get Chinese support and achieve sovereignty.
"The United Front so formed will be able to get Chinese support and fight the enemy to achieve sovereignty," the spies told their interrogators quoting the PLA.
Beijing, the spies revealed, promised to extend assistance only when the cadre strength of the separatists reaches 30,000 .
Another reason behind formation of the proposed United Front was to put up a fight against Naga insurgents NSCN(IM) in Manipur.
The PLA emphasised on having good nexus with the Maoists and with terror groups of J& K and the Northeast.
The outfit said that Maoist parties of foreign countries were also keen on forging ties with them.
R K Meghan, chairman of UNLF (another Manipur based extremist group), reiterated the aim to achieve independence of Manipur and integration of Kabaw Valley of Myanmar.
He expressed the desire of having good relationship with NSCN (K), PLA and the ULFA, pressing upon having strong bondage with Ulfa military chief Paresh Barua in restoring the glory of the Ahoms and the Meiteis (Manipuris) confederacy
Guwahati, July 13 2010: Separatists in the Northeast are now looking up to China for support to achieve sovereignty.
This revelation was made by two Chinese spies arrested in Nagaland recently.
Senior leaders of six separatist groups of the Northeast four from Manipur, one each from Nagaland (NSCN-K) and Assam (Ulfa) had met in Bangladesh in the first week of July.
The motive was to form a 'United Front' in order to get Chinese largesse, sources told Express on condition of anonymity.
Quoting the spies, the sources said the Manipur-based People's Liberation Army (PLA) insisted on a 'United Front' of the extremist groups to get Chinese support and achieve sovereignty.
"The United Front so formed will be able to get Chinese support and fight the enemy to achieve sovereignty," the spies told their interrogators quoting the PLA.
Beijing, the spies revealed, promised to extend assistance only when the cadre strength of the separatists reaches 30,000 .
Another reason behind formation of the proposed United Front was to put up a fight against Naga insurgents NSCN(IM) in Manipur.
The PLA emphasised on having good nexus with the Maoists and with terror groups of J& K and the Northeast.
The outfit said that Maoist parties of foreign countries were also keen on forging ties with them.
R K Meghan, chairman of UNLF (another Manipur based extremist group), reiterated the aim to achieve independence of Manipur and integration of Kabaw Valley of Myanmar.
He expressed the desire of having good relationship with NSCN (K), PLA and the ULFA, pressing upon having strong bondage with Ulfa military chief Paresh Barua in restoring the glory of the Ahoms and the Meiteis (Manipuris) confederacy