NEW DELHI, Dec 6 � Reiterating its demand for change of interlocutor, NDFB (P) has warned of illegal Bangladeshi migrants taking over the State. Assamese political leaders dependent on Bangladeshi votes can no longer save Assam.
This sensational warning by NDFB (P) leaders came on a day when various Bodo organisations made pleas for introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for creation of smaller States. Several Bodo organisations and NGOs participated in a national seminar on �Issues of separate States in India: Problems and perspectives� held at the Constitution Club of India on Tuesday.
Addressing a press conference, the general secretary of the NDFB (P), B Swmkhwr, making a strong plea for creation of a separate State, expressed the view that Assamese leadership, who are totally dependent on the vote bank of the illegal migrants can no more save Assam, as part of India. They have already bowed down and succumbed to the Bangladeshi. �There is every possibility of Assam being ceded to Bangladesh at any moment, as the population of Bangladeshi migrants is soaring every year,� he claimed.
�In a democracy, mere head count matters most and by dint of simply plebiscite, Assam is sure to go off India�s hand,� said the general secretary.
Explaining further, he said that in Assam illegal migrants� population has reached an alarming level, and added that illegal migrants� population is now 32 per cent while Assamese population has been reduced to 22 per cent.
Referring to the on-going dialogue, he said that for resolution of their problem, the interlocutor should be a political person. PC Haldar, who is the current interlocutor, is a bureaucrat and officers are reluctant to take risks. On the other hand, a person with a political background can take initiative, Swmkhwr, who is also known as Govinda Basumatary, said.
The NDFB (P) general secretary called for appointment of a political leader, preferably a Central leader as the interlocutor. While several organisations pressed for setting up of State Reorganisation Commission, the common demand of the participating Bodo organisations, NGOs, separatist groups is creation of a separate State of Bodoland.
The NDFB (P) leader referred to the BLT Accord, which he claimed may not have seen the light of the day, had it not been for the initiative taken by the BJP leader and the then deputy Prime Minister, LK Advani.
�Whatever agreement was signed, it was because of the initiative of Advani. Otherwise Bodoland Territorial Council would not have happened,� he argued.
The NDFB (P) has called for introduction of a Bill in the on-going Winter Session of Parliament for creation of smaller States, expediting the on-going political dialogue and appointment of a political leader as the interlocutor.
Meanwhile, at the national seminar, several prominent speakers advocated resolution of the Bodoland problem with the lone exception being Kuldip Nayar, who said that time was not right for creation of new States like Bodoland, as it would lead to similar demands from all corners of the country.
The seminar was addressed by NCP leader PA Sangma, Rajya Sabha MP Bedabrata Biswas, Chavan Garg, Chandan Mitra, UG Brahma among others. A concept-cum-approach paper was also released on the occasion by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU).