{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}} {{Short description|ULFA rebel}} {{Infobox criminal | name = Bijoy Das | image_name = | image_size = 200px | image_alt = | image_caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Nalbari, Assam | death_date = | death_place = | cause = | other_names = Bijoy Chinese | motive = | charge = Terrorism | conviction = | conviction_penalty = | status = Overground for Peace Talk | occupation = | spouse = Mainu Moran | parents = | children = }} '''Bijoy Das''', known as '''Bijoy Chinese''', was a commanding officer of 28th battalion of ULFA, the banned terrorist organisation in Assam.<ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://news.indiamart.com/news-analysis/assam-peace-talks-de-16798.html |title=Assam peace talks : Delhi rejects ULFA's claim |date=24 Sep 2007 |publisher=India News Online |accessdate=10 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905112706/http://news.indiamart.com/news-analysis/assam-peace-talks-de-16798.html |archivedate=5 September 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090901/jsp/northeast/story_11431955.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025194750/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090901/jsp/northeast/story_11431955.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|title=Police trace Ulfa SIM to Bangla|date=1 September 2009|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=10 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/sair/Archives/7_9.htm|title=ULFA: Stumbling to Extinction |last=Routray |first=Bibhu Prasad|date=8 Sep 2008|publisher=SAIR|accessdate=10 December 2009}}</ref> He hails from Nalbari district of Assam. He was working as an adjutant to Prabal Neog, the former commanding officer of the battalion, till Neog's arrest. He had also been holding the post of deputy commander of the battalion with Bhaskar Hazarika, another top ULFA leader. According to police he is a moderate who favours a political solution to the insurgency in Assam.<ref name="ab" /> After Arabinda Rajkhowa and his followers joined peace talk with the Union of India, Paresh Baruah promoted Bijoy Chinese from Lieutenant to Major and appointed him as Deputy C-in-C of Eastern Command of the ULFA.
On 21 February 2013, Bijoy Das alias Bijoy Chinese left the Paresh Baruah faction and joined the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led Pro-Talk faction.<ref name="bc">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofassam.com/headlines/ulfa-leader-bijoy-chinese-alias-bijoy-das-comes-overground/|title=ULFA leader Bijoy Chinese alias Bijoy Das comes overground|date=21 Feb 2013|publisher=Times of Assam|accessdate=21 February 2013}}</ref>
After coming overground, Bijoy said that "he will never leave the principles and ideology taught by Paresh Baruah" and "he fully support Paresh Baruah and his ideals only".<ref name="FTV">{{cite news|title=Bijoy Chinese says he will always follow Baruah's ideals and principles |url=http://www.frontiertvindia.com/topnews/details.php?aID=1505&subC=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131106120440/http://www.frontiertvindia.com/topnews/details.php?aID=1505&subC=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2013 |work=Frontier |accessdate=6 November 2013 }}</ref> He believes that "only Paresh Baruah will be able to resolve the issue of Assam."<ref name="FTV"/> He further said that Baruah should stay in the hideouts and "guide his followers as he is the right person."<ref name="FTV"/>
==See also== *List of top leaders of ULFA *People's Consultative Group *Sanjukta Mukti Fouj
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