GUWAHATI, Jan 28 - Welcoming the �Bodo Peace Accord�, the ruling BJP on Monday exuded confidence that it will bring a lasting peace to the BTAD/BTR as well as to the entire North Bank region.
�We congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, as well as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Finance Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma. We thank them all� We also thank the Bodo leadership, the ABSU and all the factions of the NDFB... The Accord will pave the way for preservation and development of the Bodo language, culture and literature and also for infrastructure development of the BTR,� said State BJP president Ranjeet Kumar Dass. He said the Accord preserves the territorial integrity of Assam, while fulfilling the long-pending demands of the Bodo community.
�Through this process, there will now be permanent peace on the entire North Bank, from Kokrajhar to Sonitpur, Dhemaji and Sadiya. This is good news for Assam,� Dass said. He added that non-Bodo communities residing in the BTR have no reason to be apprehensive and the Accord will benefit them as well.
