Politics / Assam

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 17 — As soon as the euphoria of the signing of the memorandum of settlement (MoS) between the Central and the State Governments and Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) comes down, the leaders of the BLT and other Bodo organisations will have to concentrate on proper implementation of the accord for fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of not only the Bodos but of all sections of people of the proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

The 35th annual conference of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) which concluded at Bonorgaon yesterday, virtually turned into a victory rally and...

Maidangshrinwgwr (Kokrajhar), Feb. 16: After successfully anchoring the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) to a new accord, the All-Bodo Students’ Union (Absu) today volunteered to help the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) start a dialogue with the Centre.

Addressing the open session of the three-day 35th annual conference of the students’ organisation, its president Rabiram Narzary said, “This is the right time for the NDFB to come forward for negotiations. The gun culture of the Bodo heartland should come to a permanent end before the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) takes...

BONORGAON (Kokrajhar), Feb 16— The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) today formally withdrew the movement for the creation of a separate State of Bodoland following the signing of the accord between the Central and the State governments and the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) for the creation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the provisions of the amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The ABSU has also decided to try to convince the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) to come for the negotiation table to end the ‘gun culture’.

The 35th annual conference of the...

Feb. 15: The Tarun Gogoi government has set in motion its publicity machinery to negate fears among the non-tribal communities that their rights could be compromised in the Bodoland Territorial Council.

The government today directed the deputy commissioners of Lower Assam to give maximum publicity to the latest Bodo accord. Copies of the pact signed on Monday was faxed to the seven deputy commissioners for circulation of its contents among the masses, said home commissioner B.K. Gohain.

The deputy commissioners were instructed to set up peace committees in areas under their jurisdiction for...

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 15 ? The Central Government should pay proper attention to the problems of all the ethnic groups of the north-eastern region so that they are not compelled to take up arms, said the chairman of the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), Sri Hagrama Basumatary. Talking to this correspondent here today, the BLT chief, who is meeting Bodo leaders from all over the State gathered here for the 35th annual conference of the All Bodo Students? Union (ABSU), said that they have no regrets for taking up arms for solution of the problems faced by the Bodo community as ?we took up arms for a just...

Guwahati, Feb. 14: The Centre today announced a series of steps to seal the porous Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam, but the All-Assam Students? Union (AASU) said the NDA government had yet to display the level of seriousness required to stop infiltration.

The steps, unveiled at a tripartite meeting here on implementation of the 1985 Assam Accord, include deployment of more BSF companies and installation of floodlights along the border within the next six months. Representatives of the Centre, the Assam government and the All-Assam Students? Union (AASU) attended the meeting.

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GUWAHATI, Feb 14 ? Joining the anti-Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) bandwagon, the Assam Tea and Ex-tea Tribes, Youth Association today said far from solving the existing problems, the BTC will complicate the matters and lead to more disturbances. The general secretary of the association, Bhuban Rao, told newsmen that the tea tribes, who are already the most suppressed lot in the State, would suffer even more under the circumstances as only five seats have been left for non-Bodos whereas the tea-tribes alone constituted around 65 per cent of the total population there.

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KOKRAJHAR, Feb 14 ? In a significant development National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) welcomed the BTC accord by entering a gate with the words ?welcome BTC accord. We want revolution Bodo of the world unity? at Banargaon the 35th annual conference of ABSU

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 14 ? BLT chairman Hagrama Basumatary today assured that proper attention shall be given to protect the rights of Bodos and non-Bodos equally in the BTC area. So, there is no reason for creating panic on rumours of losing anything by any community. The Bodoland Liberation Tiger chief was addressing a mass gathering on the occasion of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) at Maidangshri Nwgwr, Banargaon here. Before the signing the BTC Accord he personally reviewed the clauses so that the said accord is free from any questions of injustice or deprivation to anybody. Besides, he feels...

GUWAHATI, Feb 14 ? The 36-hour Assam bandh called by the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samity, Assam, in protest against the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) agreement passed off peacefully throughout lower Assam today. The bandh was total and spontaneous, claimed the Samity in a statement. The bandh had begun at 5 pm yesterday and will end at 5 am tomorrow. Thanking the people for their support to the bandh, the Samity said it has reaffirmed their assertion that the majority of the people were against the BTC which was nothing but a ploy to divide the people and destroy the state.