Will protect jati, mati, bheti and cultural identity of people of Bodo belt: Sarbananda Sonowal

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TANGLA: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended an election campaign meet for Mwdaibari BTC constituency candidate Diganta Baruah in Kalaigaon of Udalguri district on Thursday. He exhorted the people of the Bodo belt to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming BTC polls for the sake of good governance.

Sonowal underlined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment of rapid growth and development across the length and breadth of the nation and added that the government had been working to ensure equal development, equal dignity and equal opportunity to all sections of the people of the State. He further assured of keeping alive the socio-cultural identity and rich heritage of every community residing in the Bodo belt if the BJP was voted to power.

"The Bodo belt should have marched much ahead as the region has abundant prospects and resources but the development has come at a snail's pace," he added. He further said, "The BTC election will decide the future of the communities residing in the Bodo belt and if the BJP is voted to power, people will reap the fruits." Sonowal added, "We will develop the region by implementing each and every clause of the third Bodo Accord in letter and spirit."

Mangaldoi Lok Sabha MP Dilip Saikia called upon the people to vote for the BJP in the ensuing BTC polls 2020 and to bring a three-tier BJP government in Delhi-Dispur and Kokrajhar. He also assured the people of providing equal land rights if the BJP was voted to power.

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