GUWAHATI, Jan 20 - Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar Sarania today warned both the State and Central governments not to divide Assam in the name of peace talks in Bodoland and formation of a Union Territorial Council (UTC).
Addressing a press conference here, Sarania alleged that the government is going to upgrade the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), through which the legislative, judiciary and administrative powers and economic autonomy will be handed over to the council�s administration, including expansion of the council�s area.
Sarania stated that he came to know about such a move from some informal sources.
�I am not opposing any treaty to be signed after the peace talks but at the same time, I will not support division of Assam. Any ethnic group residing in the land of BTC should not be deprived of their democratic rights,� Sarania said.
He also asserted that if the ruling BJP continues its adamant attitude and not respond to the demands of the public, then in the coming days the process to eliminate the party from Assam will start from Bodoland.
