Assam: ULFA(I) threatens action against OIL if ‘outsider’ named CMD

Guwahati: The banned ULFA (Independent) group on Thursday warned Oil India Limited (OIL) of action if an indigenous person was not named as the next CMD of the Maharatna PSU.

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had on Wednesday recommended the name of Ranjit Rath, currently the CMD of Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd, for the position of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of OIL, under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

In an e-mailed statement to media, ULFA(I) chief Paresh Barua said the group had demanded appointment of qualified indigenous persons to the post of CMDs in oil companies operating from Assam.