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ABSU conference concludes; resolves to intensify Bodoland movement

By Preetam BC

Kokrajhar : The 51st Annual Conference of the All Bodo Students Union concluded today at Gwjwn Fwthar, Kumarikata in Baksa of Assam after three days colourful scheduled programme.

The influential student union has adopted several important resolution related to the growth and upliftment of the community including to continue its democratic mass movement and intensify to any extend to achieve the long-cherished goal to create Bodoland.

“For the protection of identity, culture, land and political right of the Indigenous Bodo people the All Bodo Students Union will continue its democratic mass movement and intensify to any extend to achieve the long-cherished goal to create Bodoland, ABSU speaker Jayanta Basumatary said adding that the delegate house empowered the central cabinet to take any policy decision on the matter of movement and politics.

The ABSU has also strongly opposed any decision of the government which are going to affect the right and privilege of the existing Tribal of the Assam. “If some more advance and populous communities are enlisted in the ST list, the existing tribal will lost its land, political representation, educational, employment, economy and a great impact on social life, it said.

The delegate also discussed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 which is already passed in the Lok Sabha and the house resolved to oppose it, further it is decided to continue the organisational support with 30 indigenous organisation movement group for protection of indigenous right.

The delegate sitting resolved to work more effectively for all round development in bringing quality education in Bodo medium education through “Mission Quality Education”. The student union also strongly demand to take care of the Bodo medium school and to distribute the textbook for the session 2019 immediately and to fulfil all demands raised by the ABSU which is mentioned in the Action taken report by the state government.

It has also resolved to continue the work against witch hunting, superstition, child marriage, drugs & alcohol, gambling etc prevailing in the society through “Bodofa Mission for sustainable change”.

The delegate sitting condemned the statement of BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary where he said that there are no criteria i.e. infrastructure, industry and IAS/IPS in Bodoland area to create Bodoland terming it an insult to the great Bodo leaders like Bodofa UN Brahma, Premsing Brahama, Bir Chilagang and many more and also to 5000 martyrs who died for the great cause. “It hurts the genuine sentiment and aspiration of the Bodo people, working and fighting democratically to protect the distinct identity, culture, language, land and its existence of the Bodo people through creation of a state called Bodoland, it said.

 

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