HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Nov 15: The first-ever Bodoland Mohotsov has began at the SAI Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi with a two-day program scheduled on Friday.
The event was organised by the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), Bodo Sahitya Sabha, Dularai Bodo Harimu Afad, and Gandhi Hindustani Sahitya Sabha in association with government of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi graced the occasion as chief guest amidst presence of huge crowd of participation from different areas of Bodoland Territorial Region, Assam, and neighbouring states of the country.
During the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the people of the Bodo community for eschewing violence and taking up the path of peace after the historic Peace Accord of 2020, saying that forests in parts of Assam which once served as “hideouts” are now becoming medium to fulfil the “high ambitions” of the youth.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first Bodoland Mahotsav here, the Prime Minister also said that after the Bodo Peace Accord, the Bodoland region has witnessed a “new wave of growth”.
After witnessing long years of violence with many generations getting consumed in the bloodshed, the Bodo community is celebrating a festival after so many decades, Modi said.
“You have scripted new history,” the Prime Minister told the large gathering of people from the Bodo community at the event held at the SAI Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.
Modi also was treated to a folk dance performed by a large number of artists. (With inputs from PTI)
