Hagrama Mohilary confident of forming Govt in BTR, says he is "willing to bet on it"

GUWAHATI: Hagrama Mohilary, the 3-time former Chief of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), today expressed confidence of forming the BTC administration days after Promod Boro was sworn in as the CEM as the consensus candidate of the BJP-UPPL-GSP parties. Hagrama's Bodoland People's Front (BPF) had emerged as the single-largest party, winning 17 Seats.

"We are unsure of alliances at the present moment and only time will tell. However, we are sure of forming the Government. Am willing to bet on it," said Mohilary.

Mohilary further stated that there must be "justice". "We have given a case in the Court so that we get justice. It is not a conspiracy against a single person," he stated, responding to Promod Boro's allegations of "mental harassment" by the BPF party.

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Mohilary has filed a petition in the Gauhati High Court, challenging the invitation to the UPPL-BJP-GSP combine to constitute the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

Justice Suman Shyam on Friday directed the Department of Welfare of Plain Tribes to obtain an "instruction in the matter" and submit a report to the court."

The high court fixed the next date of hearing on December 22.

Mohilary, whose party had emerged as the single largest with 17 out of the 40 seats in the just-concluded BTC polls, filed the petition, opposing the invitation to the United Peoples' Party Liberal (UPPL) headed coalition with the BJP and Gana Suraksha Party, contending that BPF as the single-largest party should have been allowed to form the council first.

The BPF had also written to Governor Jagadish Mukhi in this regard, but there was no response from the Raj Bhavan.

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