BTC Elections: UPPL & Naba Sarania will Draw Blank, Predicts Hagrama Mohilary

Kokrajhar, March 15, 2020:

Bodoland People's Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary on Sunday made predictions that rivals United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and Naba Sarania-led Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) will draw blank in the upcoming Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections.

While speaking with mediapersons, Hagrama said, "UPPL and Naba Sarania are sure to draw NIL votes in the BTC elections," adding, "I am 100 percent sure of forming the alliance with BJP and AGP. BPF-BJP-AGP will form the government."

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He clarified that Dihira constituency, which has come to light for being the bone of contention among BPF workers, will have an alliance of BJP and BPF. It may be mentioned here that earlier today, party workers warned of boycotting the elections if the current candidate, Rajesh Boral is not replaced with Moonsing Brahma.

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According to the workers, Moonsing Brahma is the rightful candidate for the Dihira constituency as he is a known face. A lady party worker said, “We demand that our Sir, Moonsing Brahma be named as the candidate from our constituency. We had been toiling to make him win this constituency. Now all of a sudden, Sir Hagrama Mohilary cannot jump in with another name. He declared his name as a candidate without taking any report from any of the BPF wings. How can he do this?”

The party workers have warned of abstaining from voting in the BTC elections if Moonsing Brahma’s name is not put forward as the candidate from Dihira. “If he does not, we will boycott the BTC elections. We will not vote in the upcoming elections. We will not vote for Rajesh Boral,” warned the party worker.

Hagrama Mohilary further informed, "Out of 37 candidates, we are expecting at 25 seats. 2 seats for the BJP are sure – Pokiragram and Nagrijuli. Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is also sure to win from Thuiribari. Overall, with the alliance included, we will get 27 seats in the upcoming polls."

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BPF candidates will begin filing nominations from Monday onwards. "Four will be filing tomorrow and the rest will follow. I will file nomination tomorrow," he informed. As per an official notification, the last date for filing nominations is March 18. On March 19, there will be scrutiny of the nomination papers and soon after the candidatures are withdrawn on the last date of March 21, the final list will be published and accordingly BTC will go into polls on April 4.

BPF has also inaugurated a new office for Kajalgaon candidate, Paniram Brahma, who, they believe, will win from the costituency.

The parties and leaders of BTC have geared up for the upcoming BTC elections. Several members have swapped parties as well. Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been preparing for the elections. While the campaigns have begun in full swing, leaders have expressed full confidence of emerging as the winners.

Meanwhile, the joining of the leaders of the disbanded National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has come up as the highlight of BTC elections. BR Ferenga and Gobinda Basumatary have joined hands with the UPPL with a promise to defeat the “demons of BTC politics”. Former All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) leader Pramod Boro also joined the UPPL to contest in the elections.

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