GUWAHATI, March 24? The All Bodo Students? Union (ABSU) today made a fervent appeal to Smt Pramila Rani Brahma, MLA, to withdraw her resignation letter as leader of the Bodoland Demand Legislature Party (BDLP). Smt Brahma resigned from the post yesterday resenting the defiance by the ABSU-supported member of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council of the ABSU and BDLP instructions in connection with the election of the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Autonomous Council.
The ABSU central committee and the BDLP had asked the ABSU-supported member, Sri Thorendra Brahma, to support the ASDC (U) candidate for the post of the CEM, in keeping with the spirit of the four-party, alliance of the BDLP, AGP, BJP and the ASDC (U). The ABSU Karbi Anglong District Committee was directed to execute the decision of the ABSU central committee and the BDLP through Sri Brahma. But Sri Brahma voted for the Congress candidate leading to the defeat of the ASDC (U) candidate.
According to ABSU president Rabiram Narzary, a show-cause notice was served on the ABSU Karbi Anglong District Committee following the development concerning the CEM election. The ABSU district committee, in its reply, said that the Kachari Samaj and the Banner Organisation of the district were very much opposed to the ASDC (U) and hence the ABSU had to support the Congress in the CEM election under a compelling situation. Further, the Autonomous Council politics also played a role in moulding the ABSU stand, the ABSU district committee said.
However, the district committee of the ABSU apologised for going against its central committee directive on the issue, Sri Narzary said. The ABSU Central committee is now keenly studying the issue, including the aspects of disciplinary action against the district ABSU committee of Karbi Anglong and hence Smt Brahma should withdraw her resignation letter, Sri Narzary said.