APCC spokesman Dwijen Sharma said a local daily had named some ministers of having links with the ULFA and added that the Home Ministry had evidence of the same. He said the decision was taken soon after the BJP decided to ally with the AGP in the coming elections. Speaking to newspersons, Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath demanded that Mr Advani order a CBI inquiry into the Congress-ULFA nexus in the next 24 hours failing which he should apologise. Reiterating his party's demand for a judicial probe into the matter, Mr Nath urged the Chief Justice of India to nominate a sitting judge to probe into the controversy to establish the truth. APCC president Tarun Gogoi even held Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee responsible for the growth of ULFA as the BJP was sympathetic towards the AASU movement earlier.
Fear stalks the voters as gruesome killings continues unabated.
Reports from district headquarters said campaigning stops after the sunset as supporters refuse to canvass for their candidates.