28th Battalion ( ULFA ) The 28th Battalion is the most potent strike group of the ULFA , the banned terrorist group of Assam . It is also called the Kashmir Camp . It has its headquarters in Myanmar ( Burma ) . It consists of three companies – Alpha ( A ) , led by Moon Bora , alias Jiten Dutta ; Bravo ( B ) , led by Sujit Moran and Charlie ( C ) , led by Joon Sonowal . Mrinal Hazarika was the commander of the battalion . The battalion was the group ' s main source of funding . Ceasefire . On Tuesday , June 24 , 2008 , ' A ' and ' C ' companies of the battalion announced a unilateral ceasefire to facilitate peace talks with the government . More than 200 cadres led by at least five of their commanders came over - ground and christened themselves the " Pro - talk ULFA faction " . They gave up the demand for independence for Assam and instead sought maximum autonomy for the state . ' A ' company had been active in the eastern Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts as well as in adjoining Arunachal Pradesh . ' C ' company was active in Sibsagar and Golaghat districts . ' B ' company seemed to be outside the purview of the truce as its commander , Sujit Moran , distanced himself from the pro - ceasefire group . Meanwhile , Mrinal Hazarika , made it clear that they would not surrender before the government and would be residing with arms in designated camps set - up at Chapakhowa , Tinsukia . Split in ULFA ? Although it looks like a split in the group , senior ULFA commander ( pro - talk ) Jiten Dutta , said that the ULFA was not split and they would disclose everything as to why they had decided to declare the unilateral ceasefire . " Since most of the top leaders and cadres of ' B ' company are at bases abroad , they are not in a position to declare the truce , " Dutta said . Appealing mass - support . After their announcement of a ceasefire , the leaders began interacting with various organisations and individuals to mobilise support to their declaration of a unilateral ceasefire and the peace process they had initiated . On Sunday , July 7 , 2008 , Mrinal Hazarika , led a delegation of ' A ' and ' C ' companies to interact with leaders of the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad ( AJYCP ) and the All Assam Students ’ Union ( AASU ) . An executive of AASU was said to have discussed the appeal of the pro - talk faction for support to their efforts to mobilise public opinion to put pressure on the unit ’ s central leadership . On Tuesday , July 8 , 2008 Nirjatan Birodhi Aikya Mancha organized a meeting at Sadiya to back the unilateral truce declaration by the battalion . Expulsion of leaders . The ULFA C - in - C Paresh Baruah , is understood to have disbanded ' A ' and ' C ' companies of the battalion and reportedly issued threats to those compromising commanders , Mrinal Hazarika ( Commander of the battalion ) , Moon Bora , alias Jiten Dutta , ( ' A ' company commander ) and Joon Sonowal ( ' C ' company commander ) . The group had expelled those leaders on Monday July 7 , 2008 , for " unauthorised declaration of unilateral truce and initiating the dialogue process with the Government of India in violation of the ULFA constitution . " Arabinda Rajkhowa , the group ’ s chairman , appealed to all cadres of the unit and the people of Assam not to extend any cooperation to the expelled persons ’ activities . Merging of ' B ' and ' C ' companies . ' B ' company was merged with the remaining cadres of ' C ' company who had not joined the pro - ceasefire group and Bijoy Chinese had been appointed as the new commander of the battalion . Submission of Demands . The pro - talk ULFA leaders Mrinal Hazarika , Prabal Neog and Jiten Dutta , in a press conference in Guwahati , revealed that they had submitted a charter containing 18 demands to the Prime Minister , Manmohan Singh , through Assam ' s chief minister Tarun Gogoi . The demands include : Threat to go underground . Being disheartened at the delay in the talk - process , this pro - talk faction on Monday , June 22 , 2009 , threatened to go back to the jungle , blaming a lack of any government initiative to begin peace talks . The pro - talk ULFA faction leader Jiten Dutta told the Indian News Agency ( IANS ) that after their announcement of a ceasefire the entire upper Assam was at peace and not a single incident of violence had taken place in the past year . He blamed the government and various pressure groups , individuals , organisations and intellectuals of Assam for paying no heed to their peace overtures . First round of talks . On Thursday , October 29 , 2009 , the Central government initiated the first round of formal talks with the pro - talk faction of the ULFA . Three leaders of the pro - talk faction - - Mrinal Hazarika , Prabal Neog ang Jiten Dutta participated in an hour - long meeting with the Assistant Director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau , R . N . Ravi , held in a secret location somewhere in Guwahati . They once again reiterated their demands and urged the official to take steps for furthering the peace process . They claimed the meeting had ended on a very positive note .