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Some people seem to be trying to cash in from Assam Communal Violence

July 26, 2012 By 3 Comments

Assam Communal violence has surely made an impact on India Social Media, be it twitter or facebook. Mainstream media had to take notice as social media had kept the tag #AssamRiot alive in twitter with keeping it trending on and off for last few days.

Sadly, this unfortunate violence has also created opportunities for many so-called gurus in India as well as hardcore Hindu supporters. On Twitter, it was noticed that, some tweeple tried to make it Hindu-Muslim riot, while some tried to make it ‘just another ethnic violence’ in North East India!
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BTAD Communal Violence Update: 38 dead

July 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Recent update from BTAD in Assam says that the ongoing communal violence has resulted in 38 confirmed deaths which also includes few deaths due to police firing in order to control unruly mob. Army has conducted flag march in the morning today in all four districts in BTAD.

1300 army personals has been deployed as per reports to quell the communal violence which is continuing till last Friday. Chirang district has been put under 144 as well as shoot at sight order has been given.
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BTAD Violence death toll rises to 11

July 21, 2012 By 1 Comment

BTAD ( Bodoland Territorial Audonomous Districts), four districts in Assam under Sixth Schedule of Indian constitution have witnessed communal clash which resulted in 11 deaths so far. As per reports, the communal tension and violence erupted when four ex-BLT ( Bodoland Liberation Tigers) members were killed by unidentified miscreants on Friday 20th July 2012 at Joypur area in Bilasipara in Kokrajhar district.

What is reported to be retaliation killing, one 14 year boy and another 60 year old man were killed by unidentified persons.
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Anti-Bodoland Protest in Assam

June 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There has been reports recently about agitation against proposed Bodoland as well as protest against inclusion of BTAD ( Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts) in parts of BTAD areas, like Dheiajuli. As per reports, Sonitpur District Minority students union has blocked NH-52 for more than three hours protesting against harassment faced by them as well as opposing inclusion of their villages in BTAD.

They also demanded that their villages should be governed under Assam government directly. The President and secretary, Sonitpur district AAMSU submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister through DC, Sonitpur demanding effective steps to maintain law and order in BTAD and other parts of north Assam.
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Ban on NDFB to continue

April 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The ban on NDFB ( National Democratic Front of Bodoland), an insurgent group fighting for sovereign Bodoland comprising of Bodo dominated areas in Assam, is likely to continue to next two years as Assam had produced evidences of NDFB sponsored terrorist activities in lower Assam before the Unlawful Activities Prevention Tribunal, headed by Justice P K Bhasin.

The centre notified ban on the NDFB on 23 November 2010 for two years on the ground that it has not abjured violence.
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BPF not averse for alliance with AGP or BJP

April 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In an interesting development, the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) leader and BTC (Bodoland Territorial Council) Chief Hagrama Mohilari has announced that they are not averse to form alliance with AGP, BJP or AIUDF.

“Let me make it very clear to the Congress that we have the option of supporting the AGP, BJP and the AIUDF and form an alternative government next month,” BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary told IANS, as reported in Assam Tribune.
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ABSU to intensify statehood demand

February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Powerful Bodo Student organization ABSU ( All Bodo Student Union) has pledged to ntensify the Statehood demand through the democratic process, according to Promod Boro, president of ABSU. In the open session of the conference recently, eight important resolutions were unanimously adopted i the delegates’ session on the concluding day of the 43rd annual conference of ABSU in Kokrajhar, Assam.

The Statehood demand has figured as most urgent including the demand to the Government to resolve the Bodo problem through talks with pro-talk and anti-talk factions of NDFB in the similar manner as that being seen in case of the ULFA for lasting peace in the area.
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NDFB Deputy Commander Arrested from Aizawl

December 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

B Jwangkhang alias George Boro Deputy Commander of outlawed NDFB (National Democratic Front of Bodoland), has been arrested in Aizawl, Mizoram from a hotel after he has sneaked back to India from his hideout in Bangladesh, according to Assam Rifles official as per reports.

George Boro is one of the key accused in 30 October 2010 bomb blast in 2008 where more than 88 people were killed, in one co-ordinated serial bomb blast attack in Assam. He is said have carried out the blast after instruction from Ranjan Daimari, chief of outlawed NDFB.

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