Rabiram hits out at Himanta

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 8: The Bodoland People’s Progressive Front (BPPF) today came down heavily against State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks in the open session of BPF at Kajalgaon in Chirang district that both UG Brahma and Rabiram Narzary do not represent the Bodos and both are not leaders of the community.
In a press meet held at its party office today, BPPF president Rabiram Narzary said that they never claimed themselves to be leaders of the entire Bodo community but are working selflessly for the cause of the Bodo community. He said Himanta has no right to ask who is the leader of the Bodos. He said Sarma’s affiliation to BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary as the leader of the Bodos was ridiculous because Mohilary is also a leader of a political party. He asked Sarma how much he loves the Bodo people and wants the development of Bodoland by heart. Sarma even cannot pronounce the name of Bodo leaders — Hagrama Mohilary, UG Brahma, Rabiram Narzary— and their title correctly, said Narzary. If Sarma really has sentiments for the well-being of the Bodo people, why did he keep silent on the issue of a Central University at Kokrajhar and why he is reluctant to increase the reservation quota for Bodo students from 15 per cent to 50 per cent in the Knowledge City in different disciplines, questioned Narzary.