On Thursday, Several members of the Peoples Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM), including its chief convenor, Garjan Mushahary, joined the Assam Congress.
Welcoming the PJACBM leaders into the party, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bhupen Borah, claimed, “The people of the state are disillusioned with the present BJP government. New light on the horizon will be seen in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) from today. A new sun has risen, dispelling the evil darkness.”
“Previously, the BJP had used different tactics to check the forward movement of the Congress. We wish to warn the BJP that, no matter what, their tactics will not yield results and the Congress will move forward with greater momentum,” Borah said.
17 other state-level members of PJACBM who joined Congress at a ceremony in Rajiv Bhawan here are Majumdar Brahma, Bireswar Basumatary, Joseph Basumatary, Manmohan Brahma, Piyush Narzary, Prince Wary, Noresh Basumatary, Hiranya Brahma, Amit Basumatary, Linus Narzary, Raju Brahma, Michael Tudu, Furmailang Brahma, Sora Sangma, Habil Ali Sheikh, Manmohan Brahma and Palindra Brahma.
Mushahary said, “We have been conducting a long-lasting movement for peace among the people in Bodoland. But the peace and harmony among the people of BTR have been greatly affected during the rule of the present BJP government.”
“The Congress has to return to power if an atmosphere of peace is to be re-established among the people of the state. Problems like unemployment have greatly distressed the youth and their future is also at stake. That is why we have joined the Congress, attracted by the policies and ideals of the party,” he said.
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