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Bappa Majumdar
The Statesman
June 24, 1999.
Title: Jamaat, not Ulfa, helped ISI: Army Author: Bappa Majumdar Publication: The Statesman Date: June 24, 1999. CALCUTTA, June 23. - Army authorities at Fort William today said the Jamaat-e-Islami may have connived with the ISI in carrying out yesterday's bomb attack at New Jalpaiguri station. The Ulfa, a senior officer said, is only trying to cash in on the act of sabotage believed to have been targeted at Army personnel bound for Kargil. The number of jawans killed has gone up to four, with one more dying in hospital. The Army has information that members of Jammat-e-Islami, a banned fundamentalist organisation, have been spotted in Siliguri, Jalpaiguri and elsewhere in North Bengal. The outfit reportedly had plans to disrupt troop movement to Kashmir. A top Army officer said Eastern Command headquarters recently warned the state government about a possible bomb attack in North Bengal, but the chief minister said he was not aware of any such information from the military. Contacted at his residence, Mr Jyoti Basu said: "Even yesterday I sat with the chief secretary and the home (police) minister, but this matter was not raised at all. I am not aware of any report sent by the Army of late on a possible attack by insurgents." He said he would look into the matter. But the officer said: "We had apprised the chief secretary, Mr Manish Gupta, of possible attacks by terrorist groups. We gave him specific details, asking him to take appropriate action."
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