Assam: Bodo groups call for NH-blockade demanding talks on Bodoland
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Several Bodo groups have protested against the Assam government's alleged failure to hold a further dialogue on the Bodoland issue and called for a five-day national highway blockade in Bodoland areas from May 2. The All Bodo Student's Union, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Progressive) and the People's Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement formed a Joint Movement Group to spearhead the agitation.
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Activists also held demonstration near Kokrajhar DC's office
They held a demonstration near the Deputy Commissioner's office in Kokrajhar and submitted a memorandum to the PM Narendra Modi through the deputy commissioner of Kokrajhar demanding immediate creation of a separate Bodoland and to expedite the process of dialogue on Bodoland issue at the political level on Wednesday. Some of the activists tonsured their heads and wore black badges during the demonstration.
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It is a great disappointment: ABSU president
"It is a great disappointment to the Joint Movement Group that no talk has been held till date as was promised by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh," said ABSU president Pramod Boro.