Mihiniswar Basumatary, President United Bodo People’s Organization (UBPO), one of the signatories of the third Bodo peace accord on Wednesday said that the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) pushed them towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), deliberately rejecting their demand of creation of Boro Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council (BKWAC).
Addressing the media in Kokrajhar, Basumatary said that they had been working together with the BPF to support and raise voice in favour of the creation of BKWAC.
According to him, BPF president Hagrama Mohilary supported their issues and extended help to make their dream come true.
However, he informed that a cabinet minister from the BPF did not bring the bill for BKWAC in the assembly session on August 31, although Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had assured them to pass the BKWAC bill prior to the assembly session.
“The Bodos could have become game changer at least in 26 constituencies but the BPF lost this opportunity by repeatedly keeping the BKWAC bill aside in every assembly session,” said Basumatary.
“The Bodo Kachari people living outside BTC area got agitated with the behavior of the BPF, forcing them to seek help from BJP,” he added.
Last week, the state cabinet gave a nod to creating a Bodo Kachari Autonomous Welfare Council outside the sixth schedule within Bodo dominated villages.