HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, JULY 9: A special discussion on the matter of draft delimitation was held at the auditorium hall of Barama College in Baksa on Sunday convened by the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU). It was well attended by organisation leaders and intellectuals from different areas of the region.
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Notably, various Bodo organisations and intellectuals have demanded creation of Udalguri Parliament Constituency within legislative assembly constituencies (LACs) of Bodoland Territorial Region only and increase the ST reserved LACs in Bodoland region up to 10 seats.
Altogether 13 organisations including Bodo national and political parties- Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), Dularai Bodo Harimu Afad (DBHA), ABWWF, BCAA, BDTA, ABPTA, BYWF, AAPCBTR, AATS, Ex NDFBUF, UPPL, BPF, BDTA & UCHPCDC) including the community leaders and intellectuals participated in the discussion.
Taking the opinion of all the party and organisation leaders present in the meeting, the house has resolved some vital issues for joint initiative to be represented to the Election Commission of India and submission of memorandum to the chief minister of Assam.
The special discussion held with the Bodo national organisations and political parties in presence of community leaders and intellectuals welcomed the keeping of status quo of the Kokrajhar Parliamentary ST reserved seat and the allocation of 15 assembly seats in Bodoland region.
The meeting reacted strongly to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not considering the demands made by Bodo national organisations & political parties for creation of Udalguri Parliament Constituency with LACs of Bodoland Territorial Region and enhancement of reserved LACs for ST in Bodoland Territorial Region.
The house also highlighted that the Bodos in Gohpur and Sonitpur district and other areas of Assam must be kept intact with the LACs instead of bifurcating to microscopic minority.
The house has also unanimously resolved to present a representative to the Election Commission with joint signatures of 13 organisations, community leaders and intellectuals on the key demands including creation of Udalguri Parliament Constituency within LACs of BTR only, increase of ST reserved LACs in BTR up to 10 ST reserved seats, keeping intact Bodo dominated areas in the draft delimitation of LACs in Assam without bifurcation in microscopic population.
ABSU president Dipen Boro while highlighting the discussion, said that the discussion have emphasised for creation of Udalguri parliamentary constituency within the LACs of BTR only and increase of LACs reserved seats in Bodoland region.
