Rajen Sharma, commonly known as Uddipta Hazarika,[a] was the first publicity secretary of the militant organisation United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
[1][2] Popular for his poem Mor Rakta Borna Protigya (Assamese: মোৰ ৰক্তবৰ্ণ প্ৰতিজ্ঞা), Sharma was killed on 8 October 1989.
[14] He also published ULFA's propaganda magazine Bixex Prachar Patrika Doi-Kaun-Rang, which is still a resource for writers.
It happened when he and Hitesh Kalita alias Raju Baruah entered the house of Nemi Chand Jain, in front of the Nalbari Hari Mandir.
[19] The district unit of All Assam Students' Union (AASU) called a "bandh" (closure for 24 hours) on the very next day in protest of the killing of Sharma.