HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, July 4: In a press conference held at the UPPL Central Office in Kokrajhar, Raju Kumar Narzary, the general secretary (admin) of the ruling United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), strongly criticised the statement made by Hagrama Mohilary, the president of the BPF party. Mohilary had made allegations against Pramod Boro, the UPPL party chief and CEM (BTR), regarding the published draft of Constituency Delimitation by the Election Commission of India (ECI), which retained the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat as reserved for ST (Scheduled Tribes).
Narzary stated that the UPPL party had submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India in March, demanding the creation of two Lok Sabha constituencies, including Kokrajhar (reserved for ST) and Udalguri in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). He mentioned that the ECI had published the draft of constituency delimitation, reserving the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat for ST and designating some assembly segments of the BTR region under the proposed Darrang Lok Sabha seat.
Narzary denied the allegations made by Mohilary and the BPF party, highlighting that the accusations against the UPPL party president were completely false and baseless. He criticised the BPF party, which had been in power for 17 years in the BTC administration, stating that they were now trying to gain political advantage among the common masses by raising concerns about constituency delimitation.
He pointed out that the BPF leaders had not expressed any concerns about the constituency delimitation process in 2007, and their current remarks were unnecessary. Narzary said that the draft publication of constituency delimitation provided the BTR region with the opportunity to have 15 MLA segments, including six assembly segments reserved for ST.
He further mentioned that the UPPL party and the BTC government were working together to create the Udalguri Lok Sabha seat instead of the proposed Darrang Lok Sabha seat, alongside the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat, comprising 15 assembly segments under BTC administration.
Narzary also said that the UPPL party was committed to the welfare and development of the people in the Bodoland Territorial Region. He accused the BPF chief Mohilary and the party leaders of maintaining double standards and engaging in politically motivated actions to confuse the citizens. He criticised the BPF party for their inconsistent approach, staging protests at times and then withdrawing their decisions.
In conclusion, Narzary portrayed the UPPL party as dedicated to the overall development and welfare of the citizens in the Bodoland region. He contrasted this with the alleged misconduct and misappropriation of welfare and development funds by the BPF party during their time in power.
