Assam DGP Calls Upon NDFB-S Chairman to Join Peace Process

Guwahati, January 17, 2020:

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Friday called upon the chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland- Sangbijit (NDFB-S), B Sangbijit to come over ground and be a part of the peace process.

Addressing the media, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said that the government and the authorities welcomed the 27 cadres of the NDFB-S led B. Saoraigwra alias Amar Basumatary, a self-styled captain, who expressed the desire to return to the mainstream.

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Mahanta said, “The cadres who have been staying outside Assam have expressed their will to lay down their weapons and come back to the mainstream. Yesterday, along with them, a suspension operation was held and very soon an agreement will be signed between them and the government”

The DGP mentioned that the 27 members’ team, led by B Swaraigwra, general secretary Ranjit Basumatary alias B R Phelenga and B Daimalu Dayal Boro, self-styled Finance Secretary have agreed for the peace process and brought the other cadres, along with their family members. He also informed that Assam Police have kept at a safe place.

Urging the other cadres to be a part of the peace process, Mahanta said, “We urge all those who are willing to come back to the mainstream and also B. Sangbijit, chairman of NDFB-S to join the peace process.”

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