Politics / Assam

GOYBARI (BASUGAON), Feb 22 — Six struggling Bodo organisations in a joint delegates sitting held on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) here today denounced ‘motivated propaganda‘launched by certain non-Bodo organisations against creation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) to solve the vexed Bodo political problem.

In a resolution adopted in the meeting, which was attended by representatives of BSS, ABSU, All Bodo Employees Federation (ABEF), All Bodo Women Welfare Association (ABWWA), Bodo Writers Academy (BWA) and DuBAA, called upon non-Bodos living in proposed...

GUWAHATI, Feb 21 — State Government is not in a hurry to demarcate the boundary of proposed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) despite the pressure from struggling Bodo groups including BLT and its allies ABSU and BPAC. Sources informed that in view of the stiff opposition voiced by non-Bodo groups including Koch-Rajbongshis and Adivasis living in Bodo heartland, the State Government would now try its best to evolve a consensus about the boundary of the BTC in order to find a lasting solution to the Bodo problem.

Moreover, the State Government is sensing trouble as other tribal groups...

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 20 — The large crowd at the Jwhwlao Swmbla Fwthar where the 41st session of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha is on, were in for a big disappointment today as the Chief Minister, Sri Tarun Gogoi, did not utter a single word on the Bodoland Territorial Council. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that the financial crisis hampered infrastructural development in the State and that was the main reason behind the lack of progress in tribal areas. Asserting that deprivation of rights among the tribal people often leads to discontentment and ultimately to differences among...

GUWAHATI, Feb 20 — If any organisation or individual comes forward to mediate with the militants to bring them to the negotiation table, the State Government will extend all possible help and cooperation, said the Chief Minister, Sri Tarun Gogoi. Talking to The Assam Tribune, the Chief Minister said that the State Government, on its part, is not interested in directly engaging any organisation on individual to mediate with the militants as the militants might doubt the credibility of any Government sponsored organisation or individual. He admitted that non-Government organisations played a...

GOYBARI (Kokrajhar), Feb 19 — The Bodo Sahitya Sabha has come a long way since its inception in 1952 and achieved quite a lot of its objectives. Now its main task is to put the Bodo language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. Sri Doleswar Boro, president of Bodo Sahitya Sabha, said this today while inaugurating the Sonathi Kampha (golden pillar) at Jwhwlao Swmbla Fwthar here to mark the beginning of the 41st annual conference and golden jubilee celebrations of the Sabha.

Sri Boro said the main focus of discussions in the session will be on the history and development of the Bodo...

GUWAHATI, Feb 16 –The State Government, in exercise of powers conferred by the Essential Service Maintenance (Assam) Act, 1980 has prohibited any strike by the employees of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) in the interest of public service with immediate effect and will remain in force for a period of six month. Meanwhile the 72-hour statewide strike of ASEB workers called by the Joint Action Committee of ASEB employees began from 6 am today with hundreds of picketeers abstaining themselves from work at various places. According to a release of the committee, over one hundred agitators...

DIBRUGARH, Feb 14 — The three-day fifth Adivasi Mahasabha was held at Sarupathar College in Golaghat district from February 8. The conference was attended by about 15,000 persons from all over Assam. The meet was organised by the All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam. At the open session of the concluding day, several Congress leaders attended as guest speakers. They included the Dibrugarh MP, Paban Singh Ghatowar, the Assam Assembly Speaker Prithibi Majhi, MLAs Rupam Kurmi, Aklius Tirkey and Etuwa Munda and the Assam Labour Minister, Rameswar Dhanowar. After inaugurating the open session...

GUWAHATI, Feb 13 — The State Cabinet today formally gone its green signal to formation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) by safeguarding the rights of the non-Bodos. The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi this morning, resolved that the State Government has no objection to creation of the BTC under the modified Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India with adequate and specific safeguard of the rights of the non-Bodos.

Talking to newsmen after the meeting, the Health Minister, Dr Bhumidhar Barman, who is leading the Cabinet sub-committee on...

GUWAHATI, Feb 11 — It is only fifty years old. Considering the problems it is facing and the size of the task it has undertaken, this is no age. Besides, it had to start with nothing but the zeal of a handful but well-determined people as its sole capital. And today, on the eve of its golden jubilee celebration, this organisation, which failed even to hold nine of its annual conferences due to some seemingly unsurmountable difficulties, has surpassed the other organisations of the like nature in matters of attaining maturity in shaping the vision and destiny of the people for which it is...

GUWAHATI, Feb 10 – The decks are now clear for creation of a Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as the Cabinet sub-committee on the Bodo issue, after a meeting with the leaders of the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) at Dispur today, decided to recommend to the State Cabinet formation of the Council under the provisions of amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. Talking to newsmen after the meeting, the Minister in charge of Plains Tribes and Backward Classes, Sri Bharat Chandra Narah said that the sub-committee will place its recommendations before the Cabinet on February 13 and the...