Won't accept Bodoland Territorial Region unless our rights secured: AKRSU

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The All Assam Koch-Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU) has said that under no circumstances it can accept the BTR (Bodoland Territorial Region).

Talking to the media here on Saturday, AKRSU chief adviser Hiteswar Barman said, "The foundation of the conspiracy to root out the historic Koch-Rajbongshis was laid in 2003 when the BJP-led Central government signed the BTC Act with the BLT (Bodoland Liberation Tigers) ignoring the wellbeing of the Koch-Rajbongshis. On January 27, 2020 the Central government signed the BTR agreement with the NDFB and other Bodo groups, also ignoring the Koch-Rajbongshis and 73 per cent non-Bodos living in the BTAD. The government signed the BTR agreement without securing land rights, political rights, economic rights, educational rights and social rights of the Koch-Rajbongshis, Adivasis, Saitals, Nath-Jogis and other indigenous communities.

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