Assam: ABSU Ceases Separate State Bodoland Demand

Bongaigaon, February 15, 2020:

Demand for a separate state Bodoland has been suspended for an "indefinite period of time", Lawrence Islary, the newly-elected General Secretary of the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) informed Inside Northeast on Saturday, February 15.

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Talking to us over the phone, Islary said that after the signing of the tripartite pact between the Bodo organizations and the Government, the demand for a separate has been withdrawn by the student body, that was one of the key signatories of the Accord.

Islary separate state demand was suspended on February 12 during a special convention. "Look, the ABSU demands this the NDFB. In the context of the current political scenario and to ensure peace UPPL party. We want all 4 groups to stay together so that that all the clauses of the BTR can be implemented", Islary informed.

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"However, much depends on the leaders themselves...whether they want to stay in politics or not. All of the leaders are in discussions", he said.

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