<p>Guwahati: The Opposition Congress had mocked the Bodoland accord that ended militancy and finally established peace in Bodoland in Assam, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday at Dotoma, a small town under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) that had witnessed militancy for long. </p><p>"When we signed the Bodo peace accord on January 27, 2020, leaders from Congress laughed at me saying that peace isn’t possible in Bodoland. But now, 82 per cent of the accord’s clauses have been fulfilled. The remaining clauses would be implemented in the next two years," Shah said while addressing the 57th annual conference of All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU).</p>.Assam Cong spokesperson arrested for social media post; Himanta defends police action.<p> The students' union was instrumental in bringing all four factions of the insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and others to sign the peace accord. </p><p>The Bodoland region had witnessed militancy for a long time despite two similar accords signed during Congress' tenure in 1993 and 2003. The BTR, comprising 35 lakh people in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Tamulpur and Udalguri districts, are governed by Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous council under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal are now in power of the council.</p><p>Shah's jibe at Congress came months ahead of the elections for BTC.</p><p>Shah said the Centre had given Rs 1,500 crore for development in BTR following signing of the accord, which "helped in restoration of peace". "A sum of Rs 227 crore has been released for rehabilitation of the 4,881 NDFB cadres who gave up arms and returned to the mainstream. Today, it is so nice to see the tricolour flying all around in Bodoland where once guns ruled and there was strong demand for separation," Shah said. </p><p>“Since the government under (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi was formed, nine peace deals have been signed with insurgent groups in Assam, and this has resulted in 10,000 youths giving up arms and returning to the mainstream,” said Shah.</p>.Congress didn't allow peace in Assam; PM Modi restored it, developed infra: Amit Shah.<p>The Home Minister said that the Centre has decided to name a major road in Delhi after prominent Bodo social activist and former ABSU president Upendra Nath Brahma, who is called Bodofa, father of Bodos. Shah said that the road would be renamed at an event in the first week of April and a bust of the late leader would also be placed there.</p><p><strong>Shah meets Northeast CMs</strong></p><p>Shah, who was on three-day visit to Assam and Mizoram, also held a meeting with chief ministers of Northeastern states in a hotel in Guwahati, on Sunday evening. </p><p>Shah took stock of the status of implementation of the three new criminal laws, including the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, in the region. Chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura attended the meeting, while Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla represented conflict-torn Manipur. </p><p>Sources said Shah held a separate meeting with Bhalla and took stock of the situation in Manipur where President's Rule was promulgated on February 13. Shah, however, did not publicly talk about Manipur in the events he addressed in Assam and Mizoram. </p>
<p>Guwahati: The Opposition Congress had mocked the Bodoland accord that ended militancy and finally established peace in Bodoland in Assam, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday at Dotoma, a small town under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) that had witnessed militancy for long. </p><p>"When we signed the Bodo peace accord on January 27, 2020, leaders from Congress laughed at me saying that peace isn’t possible in Bodoland. But now, 82 per cent of the accord’s clauses have been fulfilled. The remaining clauses would be implemented in the next two years," Shah said while addressing the 57th annual conference of All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU).</p>.Assam Cong spokesperson arrested for social media post; Himanta defends police action.<p> The students' union was instrumental in bringing all four factions of the insurgent group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and others to sign the peace accord. </p><p>The Bodoland region had witnessed militancy for a long time despite two similar accords signed during Congress' tenure in 1993 and 2003. The BTR, comprising 35 lakh people in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Tamulpur and Udalguri districts, are governed by Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), an autonomous council under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal are now in power of the council.</p><p>Shah's jibe at Congress came months ahead of the elections for BTC.</p><p>Shah said the Centre had given Rs 1,500 crore for development in BTR following signing of the accord, which "helped in restoration of peace". "A sum of Rs 227 crore has been released for rehabilitation of the 4,881 NDFB cadres who gave up arms and returned to the mainstream. Today, it is so nice to see the tricolour flying all around in Bodoland where once guns ruled and there was strong demand for separation," Shah said. </p><p>“Since the government under (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi was formed, nine peace deals have been signed with insurgent groups in Assam, and this has resulted in 10,000 youths giving up arms and returning to the mainstream,” said Shah.</p>.Congress didn't allow peace in Assam; PM Modi restored it, developed infra: Amit Shah.<p>The Home Minister said that the Centre has decided to name a major road in Delhi after prominent Bodo social activist and former ABSU president Upendra Nath Brahma, who is called Bodofa, father of Bodos. Shah said that the road would be renamed at an event in the first week of April and a bust of the late leader would also be placed there.</p><p><strong>Shah meets Northeast CMs</strong></p><p>Shah, who was on three-day visit to Assam and Mizoram, also held a meeting with chief ministers of Northeastern states in a hotel in Guwahati, on Sunday evening. </p><p>Shah took stock of the status of implementation of the three new criminal laws, including the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, in the region. Chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura attended the meeting, while Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla represented conflict-torn Manipur. </p><p>Sources said Shah held a separate meeting with Bhalla and took stock of the situation in Manipur where President's Rule was promulgated on February 13. Shah, however, did not publicly talk about Manipur in the events he addressed in Assam and Mizoram. </p>