ABSU to observe 25th death anniversary of Bodofa

From our Correspondent

KOKRAJHAR, April 26: The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) will organize the 25th death anniversary of Bodofa Upendra th Brahma in a grand way on May 1 in Dotma.

Talking to media persons here, ABSU general secretary Lawrence Islary said that the student body had decided to observe the 25th death anniversary of Bodofa UN Brahma by inviting prominent leaders associated with the Bodoland movement. He said that the leaders of the organizations who had actively participated like the Bodo People’s Action Committee (BPAC), All Assam Tribal Women’s Welfare Federation (AATWWF), Bodo Volunteers Force, student leaders from Aruchal Pradesh, from the year 1986 to 1990 had been invited for felicitation and discussion on the works and ideology of Bodofa UN Brahma.

Islary also said that some senior jourlists who were closely associated with UN Brahma during the peak of the movement had also been invited. The ABSU will centrally observe the 25th death anniversary of Bodofa Upendra th Brahma at his burial place Tulungapuri at Dotma in Kokrajhar district.

Kokrajhar district ABSU president Premjit rzary urged the people irrespective of caste, creed, language and religion to participate and pay homage to the father of the Bodos. He also appealed for an initiative to preserve the legacy and ideology of Bodofa Upendra th Brahma.