CCABCSO seeks President's intervention to hold BTC polls

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KOKRAJHAR: The Coordination Committee for Allied Boro Civil Society Organizations (CCABCSO) has demanded the intervention of the President and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in holding BTC general election before the expiry of Governor's Rule.

A four-member delegation of the organization comprising Gangadhar Ramchiary, president, Jebra Ram Muchahary, general secretary, Garjan Muchahary, member, and Prabin Basumatary, member, went to New Delhi recently and submitted memorandum to the President of India and the Chief Election Commissioner of India to intervene from their offices to impress upon the Government of Assam to conduct the postponed 4th Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) general election before the expiry of the Governor's Rule in BTC.

The general secretary of the organization, Jebra Ram Muchahary said the delegation submitted the memorandum to the Chief Election Commissioner on October 19 and to the President of India on October 20 respectively. Muchahary said the CCABCSO delegation carried out this programme as per their resolution taken during the sit-in held in Guwahati on October 5. He said that they were hopeful that an election date would be declared very soon by the State Election Commissioner.

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