Paresh Barua's return may be new Assam CM Sarma's top priority By Anwesha Bhaumik ( IANS) | Published on Tue, May 11 2021 18:42 IST | 1 Views Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Photo: twitter@himantabiswa). Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, May 11 : With the ULFA decimated by desertions and deaths of fighters in action, the new BJP government in Assam may push hard to bring elusive guerrilla leader Paresh Barua to the table. A first-class soccer goalkeeper, Barua has been underground since 1979. Now he seems to be holed at Tenchong on the China-Myanmar border, from where he controls his fighters based in Taga in Sagaing region near the India-Myanmar border.