Raju Baruah

Trouble with C-in-C ULFA's C-in-C Paresh Baruah has reportedly been speaking to various associates about a confederal agreement with the Government of India, subject to the approval of the outfit's General Body. Raju Baruah is known to have strongly opposed talks over which trouble has been brewing between the two. He was also believed to be publicly chastised by the C-in-C. All decision-making power had been taken away from him and he was said to be 'under treatment' - but in fact in quasi-detention - at the Mirpur Military Hospital. The next day a person identifying himself as Paresh Baruah called up newspaper offices and broadcasting agencies from an undisclosed location and rubbished the Army's claim and said that it was nothing but a mere propaganda of the Indian government against the outfit's movement and nothing had happened to Raju Baruah.

Public reactions & surrender On 5 December 2009, Baruah along with the outfit's chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and Rajkhowa's bodyguard Raja Baruah were produced before the chief judicial magistrate, Kamrup. He with Rajkhowa rubbished police's claim that they had surrendered. They emerged as heroes among the crowd for the denial of surrender. They got the biggest boost when public encouraged them not to surrender shouting - "Surrender nokoribaw" (Do not surrender). "Moi surrender kora nai aru surrender nokoruw (I have not surrendered and will never surrender)", said Baruah to the crowd.