People’s organisation protest killings in Assam
December 10th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI ( Leave a comment )Guwahati, Dec 10 (ANI): Various Bodo people’s organisations have hit the streets in Assam demanding firm action against fratricidal killings among various Bodo armed groups which have created an atmosphere of insecurity and uncertainty in districts that fall under the Bodoland Territorial Council.
Nirmal Basumatry, a class IX student of Latamari village in the Bodo tribe belt is the latest victim.
Armed miscreants gunned down Nimal, the brother-in-law of a former Bodo Liberation Tigers cadre Manoj Narzary.
With Nirmal’s killing, the death toll in the on going fratricidal clashes in Bodoland Territorial Council areas has gone up to ten since November 8.
Various Bodo civil society groups have been trying their best to stop the killings.
President of the Bodoland People’s Progressive Front (BPPF) Pabiramm Narazry opined: “We have staged a protest against and asked the government for a high commission inquiry for the killing of people and culprits should be booked, people should have peace and prosperity.”
Another BPPF leader Urkhaow Brahma said: “I think there is big deep-rooted conspiracy against the Bodo society and unless the Bodo Society themselves have to realize the fact that somebody is hatching a plot against the Bodo society, unless they realize the fact, the problem will not solve.”
Various Bodo People’s organizations are now demanding firm government action to stop fratricidal killings among Bodo armed groups.
Recently, the BPPF stated a protest in Guwahati, demanding security for its workers.
It alleged that there is an increase terror activity by a new militant outfit called the Bodoland Royal Tiger Force that is patronized by the ruling Bodoland People Front.
Election to the Bololand Territorial Council is scheduled to be held in 2010 and Bodo armed groups are making a desperate bid to have rulers of their choice elected to the Council. (ANI)
- Assam's Bodo tribals ramp demand for separate state - Nov 20, 2010
- Political parties protest against recent Assam violence - Nov 23, 2009
- Pro-talk Bodo group to take part in local elections - Jan 29, 2010
- Militants injure three Hindi speakers in Assam - Feb 08, 2010
- Bodoland Territorial Council celebrates Formation Day - Feb 19, 2010
- Three killed in Assam shootout - Jan 03, 2010
- Security Forces launch all out operation to nab Bodo militants in Assam - Nov 13, 2010
- Telengana storm hits Assam, separate statehood demands get strident - Dec 11, 2009
- NDFB offers unilateral ceasefire for peace talks - Jan 05, 2011
- Militants kidnap six WWF officials from Manas Tiger Reserve - Feb 07, 2011
- Militant group's decision to contest polls stirs political waters (News Analysis) - Dec 17, 2008
- Two Assam parties likely to forge alliance - Sep 24, 2010
- Assam chief minister rejects separate Bodoland demand - Jan 31, 2010
- Separatists attack passenger bus in Assam, abduct six - Nov 08, 2010
- NDFB owns up as Assam attack toll mounts to 20 - Nov 09, 2010
Tags: assam, civil society groups, clashes, commission inquiry, council areas, culprits, death toll, government action, guwahati, insecurity, killings, latest victim, liberation tigers, manoj, miscreants, nirmal, progressive front, royal tiger, territorial council, tiger force