Ulfa foreign secretary Sashadhar Choudhury greets supporters after his release in Guwahati on Tuesday. (PTI)

Nalbari, Jan. 11: Ulfa today said it had no agenda of its own for the proposed talks with the government and that it would be prepared by the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhibartan (SJA) after holding wide-ranging consultations with all sections of the people in the state.

The SJA is a forum of prominent senior citizens, intellectuals and organisations. It was formed on April 24 last year after holding a convention of individuals and organisations belonging to ethnic communities of the state to prepare a roadmap for talks between Ulfa and the government.

Speaking at a function in Nalbari hours after his release from jail this morning, Ulfa foreign secretary Sashadhar Choudhury said: “Ulfa has no agenda of its own and will hold talks with the government on people’s agenda.” He, however, remained silent on the issue of sovereignty.

The Ulfa leader said their release had been made possible only because of mass demand raised from the platform of the SJA and the Assam government’s positive response.

Hiren Gohain, one of the prime movers of the SJA, told The Telegraph that a framework for a Ulfa-government dialogue would soon be prepared based on the report of the five expert committees constituted by the SJA.

“The framework will not be a detailed blueprint for talks but would include the issues to be discussed. We hope that the framework will not have the sovereignty issue but may include subjects like greater autonomy and other important issues,” Gohain said.

The expert committees were yet to submit their reports, he added.

On speculation about the fate of the proposed talks, Choudhury said it was meaningless to speculate on the outcome of the talks without starting it.

He said that for some people Ulfa was a symbol of sacrifice while for some it has become a “dukan (shop).”

“There is a small section of people for whom Ulfa is a dukan for making profit and they are trying to derail the peace process for their vested interests,” Choudhury said, requesting people to remain vigilant of any such nefarious design.

He said the Ulfa leadership had come forward for talks to find a political solution to end the “Indo-Assam” conflict which may not be possible within the framework of the Constitution. “If required, the Constitution will have to be amended,” he said.

“The illegal influx from Bangladesh has not only posed a serious threat to the state but also to the entire country. If I am selected to take part in the (peace) negotiations between Ulfa and the Indian government, I will tell the central government that if it continues to ignore this vital issue then shortly it will become a major threat to Delhi,” Choudhury said.

After the meeting, the Ulfa leader left for his native place at Helosa in Nalbari district.

The subdivisional judicial magistrate, Goalpara, today granted bail to Ulfa finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika in a case registered against him in the district, paving the way for his release.

Hazarika has already been granted bail in all other cases against him.

He is the last central committee member of the outfit in jail and is likely to be released tomorrow.