Nothing short of separate state will be accepted: National Democratic Front of Boroland-Progressive (NDFB-P)

UDALGURI/TANGLA: The National Democratic Front of Boroland-Progressive (NDFB-P) on Sunday thwarted all rumours and apprehensions that the Centre had proposed to grant Union Territorial Council to BTC. In a press communiqué issued by S Sanjarang, information and publicity secretary of NDFB-P, it was stated that this was false, baseless and unsubstantiated news which was being circulated in the media by some vested circles and communal forces. It has further stated that the “creation of Boroland state is their sole objective”.

“The Boro people have been fighting for Boroland, a separate state for all the people living in the northern bank of the Brahmaputra. The region is victimized to deprivation, repression, discrimination and exploitation for the last 70 years of India’s independence and due to utter negligence of the State Government, the region is lacking in infrastructure for socio-economic development and the backwardness of the area will continue as long as it continues to remain a part of Assam,” the press statement added.

“The NDFB -P is clear on its stand that creation of Bodoland state is our sole objective and nothing short of separate state will be accepted,” Sanjarang added. He further said that the NDFB-P had sat for 27 rounds of discussion with the Government of India during the last 13 years but nothing about a Union Territory Council had been decided so far. He exhorted the State Government and Central Government to identify the communal forces which had attempted to spread the venom of hatred among different communities. He further appealed for maintaining peace, unity and communal harmony among people.

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