HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Feb 27: The Opposition United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) has intensified its political mobilisation across the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) ahead of the forthcoming Assam Assembly elections, with fresh inductions boosting the party’s presence in the region.
On Thursday, former Executive Member (EM) of BTR and working president of the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP), Ghanashyam Das, along with more than 200 party workers and supporters, formally joined the UPPL in the presence of former Chief Executive Member (CEM) of BTR and UPPL president Pramod Boro.
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Das, who was elected twice from the Dhira constituency to the BTC Legislative Assembly between 2015 and 2025, had served as Executive Member for the Agriculture department under the BTR government.
The joining programme was held at Rangia under the banner of the Tamulpur district unit of the party.
In recent days, former principal of Gossaigaon College Dr Kumud Ranjan Basumatary and Associate Professor of Kokrajhar University Dr Kamal Bodosa have also joined the UPPL, party sources said.
Welcoming the new entrants, Pramod Boro felicitated Das and his supporters with party mufflers and traditional Aronai.
UPPL vice-president and former Speaker of the BTCLA Katiram Boro, former EM Rakesh Brahma and other senior leaders were present at the event.
After joining the party, Das said he and his supporters decided to align with the UPPL to work for the overall development of the Bodoland region.
He alleged that the ruling Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) had failed to address public aspirations despite being in power in the BTC for over 17 years.
Pramod Boro described the induction of Das and his supporters as a major boost for the party ahead of the elections.
He said the UPPL is fully prepared to contest the Assembly polls with its own candidates and expressed confidence that the party is gaining widespread support across communities in the region.
Boro further stated that the UPPL is committed to ensuring peace, development and welfare in the Bodoland region and claimed that public sentiment is shifting in favour of the party as the elections approach.
