Abhizeet Asom

Abhizeet Bormon commonly known by his alias Abhizeet Asom , is the chairperson of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent).

Role as ULFA leader In the 1990s, he chaperoned the organisation's leaders in a number of United Nations' (UN) convocations at Geneva. He is believed to be the brain behind the undeterred conference at the UN subsequent to the Bhutan Army's Operation All Clear, which was being strongly supported by the government of India.

Asom had been working as the acting chairman of the United Liberation Front of Assam since Arabinda Rajkhowa's decision to hold talks with the government of India, and was later designated as the chairperson of the organisation on 8 August 2012, following the expulsion of Rajkhowa from all the assigned ranks of the ULFA by the organisation. The ULFA stated that Rajkhowa was ousted because of his unresponsive behaviour regarding the three-month ultimatum given by the organisation Earlier, Paresh Baruah, who is leading the "anti-talk faction" of the ULFA, had issued three months deadline to the "pro-talk faction" to "break talks with the government and return to the outfit", depicting the series of discussions held between the "pro-talk faction" of the ULFA and the government of India as "a sell-out by Ulfa chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and other leaders." The "anti-talk faction" said:

Baruah says that the "demand for [Assam's] sovereignty does not mean secession" but disapproves parleying with the Indian government unless the agenda of sovereignty for Assam is addressed. Asom, however, had said: The honourable chairman of Ulfa, along with the senior office-bearers of the central committee under Indian custody, is having a dialogue with the Indian establishment to achieve an honourable solution to the issue raised by Ulfa. The restoration of sovereign Assam is the honourable solution and there cannot be any other alternative. Hence, the free members of the Ulfa decided to reorganize the central committee to enable us to continue with the struggle to its avowed conclusion. Hazarika is also known in the U.K. for addressing the subject of "human rights",

On negotiations with Indian government Asom, as the chairperson of the ULFA, has put condiciones sine quibus non before the government of India if it is willing to initiate a dialogue with the organisation, which are: "that the negotiations will be held on third country soil." "that the talks will be under the auspices of the United Nations." "and that these discussions with the government of India must include their demand for sovereignty."

However, he also says that the prime objective of the ULFA is certainly not the secession of Assam from India, but the sovereignty of Assam. In Asom's words: ....we don't expect Assam to break away. We expect India to restore Assam's historical independent status and gracefully return our sovereignty, which was stolen from us. And be a friendly next door. On that basis, we will then negotiate other things without any qualms. As we said we don't want to be enemies of the state of India. We can negotiate with India in the area of economics, development and progress. And the progress of India will be an example to the people of Assam to march ahead and try to match the progress of India. So that Assam can also do better.

The intelligence agencies of India accuse the ULFA of having inordinate alliance with China, but the organisation as well as the Chinese Foreign Ministry deny the allegation.

Other activities and interests Asom has shown interest towards wildlife conservation. He has alleged that the Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Assam is involved in the killings of Rhinos for their horns, and appreciated the NGO Nature's Beacon for publicly raising the issue of the death of a Rhino on 25 March 2012, who died as a result of the assault by people, after the animal was let off openly the Department of Environment and Forests after cutting its horns. He suggested that the department should consider taking assistance from the eminent wildlife conservationists like John Hume. He further said: