BTC Polls: UPPL â BPF.
BTC Polls: UPPL â BPF supporters clash in Chirang amid second phase of voting in Chirang; police resort to firing
The violence between the supporters of UPPL and BPF took place after Promod Boro, president of United Peopleâs Party (Liberal) (UPPL) was allegedly attacked by miscreants at Naigaon area of Kokrajhar.
| 10 Dec 2020 9:39 AM GMT
Chirang: A scuffle between supporters of United People s Party (Liberal) (UPPL) and Bodoland People s Front (BPF) took place at Chirang s Duttapur while voting was underway for the second phase of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections on Thursday. The situation turned violent forcing the security personnel to open fire to disperse the agitated crowd.
Prime Minister pays tribute to martyrs of Assam movement
By IANS |
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Thu, Dec 10 2020 23:18 IST |
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Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Dec 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his tributes to the people who sacrificed their lives in the Assam movement (1979-85) and said their passion towards the progress of the state and empowerment of its citizens continue to inspire us all. On Swahid Diwas, we pay homage to the great martyrs of the Assam Movement, Modi said in a tweet.
Demanding detection and deportation of illegal immigrants from the northeastern state, at least 855 people gave up their lives in the historic six-year-long Assam agitation beginning from 1979.