A caller identifying himself as Ulfa "commander-in-chief" Paresh Barua told local English daily Sentinel on Thursday that the outfit had not given any indication that it would go for "unconditional" discussions with the government forsaking its "sovereignty" demand.

He alleged that a section of the media had "misquoted" eminent Assamese writer and Gyanpith award winner Mamoni Raisom Goswami who would submit to the prime minister a memorandum that included discussions on the sovereignty issue.

Goswami had recently said that some top Ulfa leaders had established contact with her and expressed their desire for talks with the government.

She had, however, made it clear that she did not want to be a mediator between Ulfa and the government, but sincerely wanted the negotiations to take place and the vexed insurgency problem to end.

Welcoming Goswami's statement that she favoured talks with the Ulfa, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that his government, if required, would cooperate to facilitate such a process.

On the NDFB unilateral ceasefire from October 15, the Ulfa chief said that his outfit's ideology differed from that of the NDFB. "They are free to do whatever they like. Our goals are different."

Warning Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio against accusing the Ulfa of triggering the recent blasts in Dimapur, Barua asserted, "we are in no way responsible for the twin blasts."