This story is from August 10, 2014

BTAD violence: Non-Bodo body seeks Rajnath's help

The review of BTC accord tops the charter of demands placed by the leaders of the organizations before the Union minister.
BTAD violence: Non-Bodo body seeks Rajnath's help
GUWAHATI: Recurrence of violence in the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) has prompted several non-Bodo organizations to approach Union home minister Rajnath Singh and press him for reviewing the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Accord of 2003 to ensure safety and security of the non-Bodos.
A team comprising representatives of various non-Bodo organizations under the banner of Sanmilito Jonogosthiya Aikya Mancha met Rajnath in New Delhi on Friday and apprised him of the deteriorating law and order in BTAD following frequent outbreak of violence and insecurity of the people living in the area.

The review of BTC accord tops the charter of demands placed by the leaders of the organizations before the Union minister. They argued that reviewing of BTC accord has become an imperative for safeguarding the rights of non-Bodos living in BTAD. They pointed out that non-Bodos were the worst suffers of the repeated violence in BTAD.
The SJOM said exclusion of non-Bodo dominated villages from BTAD has become the need of the hour. "The government had signed an MOU with Bodo Liberation Tigers in 2003 to create an exclusive ethno-national territory for the Bodos. Even after the accord was signed, there was no end to violence," said SJOM president Hiteswar Barman.
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