Reacting to his one-time colleague Anup Chetia mediating for bringing him to the discussion table, Baruah said "that will depend on whether his invitation is based on principle and he is free from jail to think independently".
Talking to some local TV news channels, Baruah said, "We have not said that we'll not participate in talks. If invited with respect we'll come. But we'll maintain our earlier stand as we have only one core issue (sovereignty for Assam).
To a question whether Chetia being brought to India from jail in Bangladesh will weaken his core demand, he said, "It does not matter whether I am or Anup Chetia is there in the organisation. It does not make the organisation weak. Revolution will continue whether he is or I am there or not. It is driven by ideology".
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"We cannot forget Anup Chetia's contributions to ULFA and respect him for that. I wish him good health and that he is freed from imprisonment," he said.
ULFA leader Golap Baruah alias Anup Chetia, who was incarcerated in Bangladesh for 18 years and handed over to India on November 11, was remanded to CBI custody for five days by the Special Judicial Magistrate CBI, Assam, after he was brought to Guwahati today.