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Barpeta, Sept 2: A 12-hour Barpeta district bandh on September 2 in protest against the bifurcation of Barpeta in the name of formation of Bajali district has been called off by the All Barpeta District Students Union, along with various party organizations.
Following the announcement of the bandh called by the students’ union the Chief Minister’s Office reached out to Barpeta Satra for a discussion in the issue.
Apart from having a conversation with Gautam Pathak, a young Satriya of Barpeta Satra, the Chief Minister’s office has also invited the Barpeta District Students Union for talks on Sunday, said sources.
A 12-hour Barpeta district bandh was called to protest the scrapping of Howli, Barpeta Road and Sarbhog areas of Barpeta district and merging the areas with Bajali.