United Bodo People’s Organization hails move for creation of autonomous council for Bodos outside BTC

Our Correspondent

Kokrajhar: United Bodo People’s Organization (UBPO) has hailed the move to create autonomous council for the Bodos and other tribal people living outside BTC for their economic, social and education development.

Talking to this correspondent, the president of the UBPO, Jarimin Basumatary said the organization had been demanding the creation of an autonomous council for the Bodos and other tribes outside BTC and the previous government also decided the same in the cabinet. He said that State Finance Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma during his speech in Kokrajhar recently assured that the present State Government would discuss the issue in the cabinet for the socio-economic development of the Bodos living outside BTC. Hailing the initiative of the State Government, Basumatary said that the UBPO was hopeful of creation of autonomous council as early as possible.

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