Question 826

Who has been appointed as the new interlocutor to hold talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam?

Answer

AB Mathur

Why?

The Centre announced the appointment of AB Mathur as the interlocutor on their behalf to hold talks with the United Liberation Front of Assam. A 1975-batch IPS officer, Mathur served as the former special secretary of the Research and Analysis Wing. ULFA is a separatist outfit operating in Assam for the indigenous Assamese and seeks to establish a sovereign Assam.