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	The '''People's Consultative Group''' (PCG) was a citizen's group in [[Assam]], India, comprising 11 members and established by the [[United Liberation Front of Assam]] (ULFA) on September 8, 2005. Its objective was to initiate the peace ~~talk~~ process as mediator between the [[Government of India\|central government]] and ULFA. The PCG was dissolved by ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in February 2011. ULFA continued the peace ~~talk process~~ without the PCG on 10 February 2011 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web\|url=http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers16%5Cpaper1578.html\|title=Assam: Preparing for the "Peace Talks"\|last=Kumar\|first=Anand\|date=2005-10-14\|publisher=South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)\|accessdate=2009-10-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613042343/http://southasiaanalysis.org/papers16/paper1578.html\|archive-date=2010-06-13\|url-status=~~dead~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/fresh-moves-to-revive-deadlocked-ulfa-peace-process_10031707.html\|title=Fresh moves to revive deadlocked ULFA peace process\|last=Hussain\|first=Syed Zarir \|date=2008-03-27\|publisher=Thaindian News\|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb0911/at013\|title=First round of ULFA peace talks begins Thursday		The '''People's Consultative Group''' (PCG) was a citizen's group in [[Assam]], India, comprising 11 members and established by the [[United Liberation Front of Assam]] (ULFA) on September 8, 2005. Its objective was to initiate the peace talks process as mediator between the [[Government of India\|central government]] and ULFA. The PCG was dissolved by ULFA chairman [[Arabinda Rajkhowa]] in February 2011. ULFA continued the peace talks without the PCG on 10 February 2011 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web\|url=http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers16%5Cpaper1578.html\|title=Assam: Preparing for the "Peace Talks"\|last=Kumar\|first=Anand\|date=2005-10-14\|publisher=South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)\|accessdate=2009-10-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613042343/http://southasiaanalysis.org/papers16/paper1578.html\|archive-date=2010-06-13\|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/fresh-moves-to-revive-deadlocked-ulfa-peace-process_10031707.html\|title=Fresh moves to revive deadlocked ULFA peace process\|last=Hussain\|first=Syed Zarir \|date=2008-03-27\|publisher=Thaindian News\|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb0911/at013\|title=First round of ULFA peace talks begins Thursday
	~~\|last=Tribune\|first=Assam~~\|date=Feb 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855\|title=Arabinda Rajkhowa has insulted us, his sudden change of stance suspicious: PCG~~\|last=365\|first=DY~~\|date=Feb 9, 2011\|access-date=February 9, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154526/http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855\|archive-date=July 21, 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		\|date=Feb 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855\|title=Arabinda Rajkhowa has insulted us, his sudden change of stance suspicious: PCG\|date=Feb 9, 2011\|access-date=February 9, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154526/http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855\|archive-date=July 21, 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Members==		==Members==
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	The following is a list of PCG members released by ULFA chairman [[Arabinda Rajkhowa]]. [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] was appointed as the chief [[Interlocutor (politics)\|interlocutor]] between ULFA and the government. Some of its members are believed to be ULFA sympathizers or ex-ULFA cadres.<ref name="ab" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054202/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html\|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-11-02\|title=Ulfa Announces Consultative Group\|date=2005-09-08\|publisher=Highbeam Research\|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref>		The following is a list of PCG members released by ULFA chairman [[Arabinda Rajkhowa]]. [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] was appointed as the chief [[Interlocutor (politics)\|interlocutor]] between the ULFA and the government. Some of its members are believed to be ULFA sympathizers or ex-ULFA cadres.<ref name="ab" /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054202/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html\|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-11-02\|title=Ulfa Announces Consultative Group\|date=2005-09-08\|publisher=Highbeam Research\|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref>

	#[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] ([[Jnanpith Award]]ee writer)		#[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] ([[Jnanpith Award]]ee writer)
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	==Reactions==		==Reactions==
	P. V. Sumant, the Director-General of Police in Assam, welcomed the move but made it clear that police operations would continue since no ceasefire agreement existed. Though he considered it a laudable step, he expressed concern that terror ~~outfits~~ are known to make similar overtures to buy time. The [[Government of Assam\|state government]] also agreed to facilitate the peace talk process but denied any unilateral ceasefire with the outfit.<ref name="ab" />		P. V. Sumant, the Director-General of Police in Assam, welcomed the move but made it clear that police operations would continue since no ceasefire agreement existed. Though he considered it a laudable step, he expressed concern that terror organizations are known to make similar overtures to buy time. The [[Government of Assam\|state government]] also agreed to facilitate the peace talk process but denied any unilateral ceasefire with the outfit.<ref name="ab" />

	==Activities==		==Activities==
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[ULFA]]
	*[[MASS]]
	*[[Asom Sena]]		*[[Asom Sena]]
	*[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]]
	*[[Sanjukta Mukti Fouj]]		*[[Sanjukta Mukti Fouj]]

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{{Infobox organization
|name = People’s Consultative Group

|abbreviation = PCG

|formation = September 8, 2005;dissolved in February 2011

|type = Citizens’ Group

|purpose = Initiating peace talk-process between [[ULFA]] and the [[Government of India|Centre]]

|location = [[Assam]], {{IND}}
|region_served = [[Assam, India]]
|membership = Selected by [[ULFA]]
|language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Indian English|English]]
|leader_title = Chief Interlocutor
|leader_name =[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]]

|parent_organization = [[ULFA]]

|num_staff = 11



}}

The '''People's Consultative Group''' (PCG) was a citizen's group in [[Assam]], India, comprising 11 members and established by the [[United Liberation Front of Assam]] (ULFA) on September 8, 2005. Its objective was to initiate the peace talk process as mediator between the [[Government of India|central government]] and ULFA. The PCG was dissolved by ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa in February 2011. ULFA continued the peace talk process without the PCG on 10 February 2011 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers16%5Cpaper1578.html|title=Assam: Preparing for the "Peace Talks"|last=Kumar|first=Anand|date=2005-10-14|publisher=South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG)|accessdate=2009-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613042343/http://southasiaanalysis.org/papers16/paper1578.html|archive-date=2010-06-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/fresh-moves-to-revive-deadlocked-ulfa-peace-process_10031707.html|title=Fresh moves to revive deadlocked ULFA peace process|last=Hussain|first=Syed Zarir |date=2008-03-27|publisher=Thaindian News|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb0911/at013|title=First round of ULFA peace talks begins Thursday
|last=Tribune|first=Assam|date=Feb 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855|title=Arabinda Rajkhowa has insulted us, his sudden change of stance suspicious: PCG|last=365|first=DY|date=Feb 9, 2011|access-date=February 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154526/http://www.dy365.in/news/news.php?aID=8855|archive-date=July 21, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Members==
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The following is a list of PCG members released by ULFA chairman [[Arabinda Rajkhowa]]. [[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] was appointed as the chief [[Interlocutor (politics)|interlocutor]] between ULFA and the government. Some of its members are believed to be ULFA sympathizers or ex-ULFA cadres.<ref name="ab" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054202/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1093528891.html|url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-02|title=Ulfa Announces Consultative Group|date=2005-09-08|publisher=Highbeam Research|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref>

#[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]] ([[Jnanpith Award]]ee writer)
#[[Reboti Phukan]] (Former footballer and childhood friend of [[Paresh Baruah]])
#[[Arup Borborah]] (Lawyer)
#[[Lachit Bordoloi]] ([[MASS]] leader)
#[[Mukul Mahanta]] (Engineer)
#[[Ajit Bhuyan]] (Editor, ''[[Aji Assamese Daily|Aji]]'')
#[[Haider Hussain (editor)|Haider Hussain]] (Editor, ''[[Asomiya Pratidin]]'')
#[[Diganta Konwar]] (Ex Auditor, Advocate)
#[[Brajen Gogoi]] (Doctor)
#[[Dilip Patgiri]] (Adviser to the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad)
#[[Hiranya Saikia]] (Sports organiser)

==Reactions==
P. V. Sumant, the Director-General of Police in Assam, welcomed the move but made it clear that police operations would continue since no ceasefire agreement existed. Though he considered it a laudable step, he expressed concern that terror outfits are known to make similar overtures to buy time. The [[Government of Assam|state government]] also agreed to facilitate the peace talk process but denied any unilateral ceasefire with the outfit.<ref name="ab" />

==Activities==
On September 11, 2005, three days after its formation, the PCG launched a statewide opinion-sharing campaign through letters, SMS, fax and email. It adopted two further resolutions during its first sitting. It appealed to the [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|Chief Minister]], [[Tarun Gogoi]] to expedite the peace process. It also expressed concern over Director-General Sumant's remarks that police operations would continue with regard to [[ULFA]].<ref name="ab" /> On November 5, 2005, at a rally in [[Nalbari]], the group launched a campaign seeking an immediate end to army counter-insurgency operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saag.org/common/uploaded_files/paper1680.html|title=Peace talks with ULFA in a limbo|last=Kumar|first=Anand|date=2006-01-17|publisher=South Asia Ananlysis Group (SAAG)|accessdate=2009-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614083442/http://www.saag.org/common/uploaded_files/paper1680.html|archive-date=2011-06-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==The talk process==
The future of the talk process became uncertain when state security forces killed 12 ULFA cadres on September 14, 2005, in upper Assam, using mortars and other explosives. [[Paresh Baruah]], the commander-in-chief of the armed wing of ULFA, reportedly said, ‘‘We will be compelled to call off the peace initiative because of the state’s attitude. While we took a major step by forming a PCG to work out the modalities of the talks with the government, what the state has done is nothing but sheer betrayal’’. The PCG held an emergency meeting in [[Guwahati]] taking note of the security force's operation and also threatened to call off the peace process if such operations were not stopped.<ref name="ab" />

==Present status==
Declared unconstitutional by ULFA leadership, the PCG was dissolved in the first week of February 2011 by ULFA leaders, led by Arabinda Rajkhowa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/assam-braces-for-peace-as-centreulfa-talks/142886-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211041159/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/assam-braces-for-peace-as-centreulfa-talks/142886-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 11, 2011|title=Assam braces for peace as Centre, ULFA talk|last=Chakrabarti|first=Sumon K|date=Feb 9, 2011|publisher=ibnlive.in.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[ULFA]]
*[[MASS]]
*[[Asom Sena]]
*[[Mamoni Raisom Goswami]]
*[[Sanjukta Mukti Fouj]]

==References==
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