In a first, Assam Assembly session held outside capital Guwahati. First sitting of the budget session being held at Kokrajhar, the headquarters of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) autonomous council. For several decades, the BTR region of Assam has been a hotspot of militancy, with multiple Bodo terror groups carrying out violent acts that have killed numerous people and security personnel. Four factions of the United Bodo Peoples’ Organisation (UBPO), All Bodo Students Union, and National Democratic Front of Bodoland — which had been fighting for a separate Bodoland state for decades –renounced their demand and signed the Bodo peace accord in New Delhi in January 2020, in front of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In his speech, Governor Acharya stated, “Today’s Assembly session in KokraJhar is historic and unparalleled. A crucial step toward democracy and accountability is that the legislature and its budget session are being conducted outside the state capital for the first time.”
In a first, Assam Assembly session held outside capital Guwa….
