A bust of Bodofa Upendranath Brahma will also be installed in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah further said
GUWAHATI, March 16: A road in Delhi will be named after Bodofa Upendranath Brahma, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Sunday while attending the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) at Dotma in Kokrajhar.
Home Minister Shah said the process of naming the road in the memory of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma will be done by the first week of April this year while a bust of the father figure of the Bodo community will also be inaugurated in the presence of Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and other leaders of the State and BTR.
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Lauding the role played by ABSU in fostering education in the region, the Union Home Minister said that it is only due to ABSU’s efforts that Bodo students are writing examinations in their language till Class 12.
He also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the Northeast free from insurgency, blockades, and bandhs.
“There was a time when Bodoland was associated with insurgency, unrest, and ethnic conflict. Today, the region is recognized for peace and development,” Home Minister Shah remarked.
Criticising the Congress party, the Union Home Minister said that the party made fun of the Bodo peace accord when it was signed but said the treaty has been successful in bringing peace to the region.
“When we signed the Bodo Accord, the Congress made fun of us. But it has now guaranteed peace and progress in Bodoland,” Home Minister Shah added.
Home Minister Amit Shah further said that 82 per cent of the accord has been already implemented while it will take another two years to implement the accord in its totality.
Shah also advised Bodo youth to begin training for the 2036 Olympics which India is likely to host.
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, BTC Chief Pramode Boro and several other BJP and UPPL leaders along with the top ABSU leadership also attended the concluding day function of ABSU’s 57th annual conference.
