Assam (Insurgency North East): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

Date	Incidents
January - 1	On January 1, an ex-United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant identified as Pranab Gogoi alias PapuGogoialias Keshab Gogoi was arrested from Biswanath District, reports Northeast Now. A pistol and seven live rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militant. He was arrested from the reside Read more... On January 1, an ex-United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant identified as Pranab Gogoi alias PapuGogoialias Keshab Gogoi was arrested from Biswanath District, reports Northeast Now. A pistol and seven live rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militant. He was arrested from the residence of an individual identified as Binit Das, the watchman of Biswanath District Sports Association. Papu Gogoi had joined the militant outfit in 2009 and received arms training in Myanmar, but he surrendered before Police in Lakhimpur in 2011. Read less...
January - 1	The number of objections filed on the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) shot up abruptly and more than 265000 have been filed, reports Assam Tribune on January 1. According to officials, around 3.1 million claims have been filed and the claims have been received from almost all Distri Read more... The number of objections filed on the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) shot up abruptly and more than 265000 have been filed, reports Assam Tribune on January 1. According to officials, around 3.1 million claims have been filed and the claims have been received from almost all District of the state. Sources said that majority of the objections have been filed in the districts of Barpeta, Nagaon, Morigaon and Kamrup. The process of filing of claims and objections started on September 23 and though the process of filing of claims steadily increased since then, most of the objections were filed on the last day. More than 4million applicants were not included in the draft of the NRC. Read less...
January - 3	Government of India (GoI) clarified that there is no plans to extend Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to other parts of the country, reports Assam Tribune on January 3. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said that the NRC of 1951 in Assam Read more... Government of India (GoI) clarified that there is no plans to extend Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to other parts of the country, reports Assam Tribune on January 3. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said that the NRC of 1951 in Assam is being updated under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and the applications for preparation of the NRC in Assam were invited in May-August, 2015.Ahir said the complete draft NRC was published on July 30 last year after necessary scrutiny and verification. He said the claims and objections on the draft NRC were invited till December 31 and after the disposal of claims and objections, the NRC is to be finalised as per the timelines approved by the Supreme Court. Additionally, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that Government will set up a high-level committee to look into the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord which “envisaged that appropriate constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people, reports Indian Express on January 3. The Minister also stated that it was very important from the perspective of Assam. The composition and terms of reference of the committee, which will also look at issues related to the Bodo community, will be announced later. Singh also added that the committee “will hold discussions with all stakeholders and assess the required quantum of reservation of seats in the Assam Assembly and local bodies for Assamese people”. It will also look at measures to protect Assamese and other indigenous languages of Assam, reservation in state government jobs, and other steps to protect, preserve and promote cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of Assamese people. Read less...
January - 4	Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on January 4 stated that Government of India (GoI) government is committed to passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and assured that no genuine Indian citizen will be left out of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), reports Indian Expres Read more... Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on January 4 stated that Government of India (GoI) government is committed to passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and assured that no genuine Indian citizen will be left out of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC), reports Indian Express. Read less...
January - 4	The Assam Government welcomed GoI’sdecision to set up a high-level committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, even as the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), a signatory of the tripartite 1985 Accord, said the announcement was politically motivated, reports Indian Express on January Read more... The Assam Government welcomed GoI’sdecision to set up a high-level committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, even as the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), a signatory of the tripartite 1985 Accord, said the announcement was politically motivated, reports Indian Express on January 4. In a press statement Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal stated that ‘The decision… will go a long way in securing the future of all indigenous communities’. Samujjal Bhattacharya, Advisor to AASU, which spearheaded the six-year-long movement against illegal migrants (1979-1985), said the committee was “not a new thing”. He said the committee was announced to cover up the fact that passing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 would violate the Assam Accord. “The announcement is to mislead people,” said All Assam Students Union (AASU) General Secretary LurinjyotiGogoi. Read less...
January - 4	The Sentinel on January 4 reports that a missing youth identified as Auranav Gogoi is suspected to have joined United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). He hails from Borhat village under Charaideo District. According to sources the individual was missing since December 28. Another youth Read more... The Sentinel on January 4 reports that a missing youth identified as Auranav Gogoi is suspected to have joined United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). He hails from Borhat village under Charaideo District. According to sources the individual was missing since December 28. Another youth from same area identified as Nilutpal Tamuli who has been missing since December 25 is also suspected to have joined ULFA-I. Read less...
January - 5	A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the NDFB was shot dead by SFs near Belsiri tea estate under Misamari Police Station in Sonitpur District on January 5. The SFs were reportedly assisted by cadres belonging to pro-talks faction of the NDFB. Read more... A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the NDFB was shot dead by SFs near Belsiri tea estate under Misamari Police Station in Sonitpur District on January 5. The SFs were reportedly assisted by cadres belonging to pro-talks faction of the NDFB. Read less...
January - 5	A linkman of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested on January 5 by Security Forces (SFs) from Makum in Tinsukia District, reports Northeast Now. The arrestee has been identified as Karuna Gogoi. SFs recovered one pistol along with a magazine and live ammunition from the a Read more... A linkman of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested on January 5 by Security Forces (SFs) from Makum in Tinsukia District, reports Northeast Now. The arrestee has been identified as Karuna Gogoi. SFs recovered one pistol along with a magazine and live ammunition from the arrestee who was involved in extorting money from tea gardens. Read less...
January - 6	All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has called an 11-hour strike on January 8 in Assam in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, reports The Telegraph. The North East Students’ Union (NESO) also called a strike over the issue on that day across the Northeast. Both the strikes will be h Read more... All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has called an 11-hour strike on January 8 in Assam in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, reports The Telegraph. The North East Students’ Union (NESO) also called a strike over the issue on that day across the Northeast. Both the strikes will be held from 5am till 4pm. The protesters also called January 7, the day on which the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the bill is expected to table its report up for debate in the ongoing winter session of Parliament, a “black day”. AASU president Dipanka Kumar Nath stated that ‘We will burn copies of the report as part of our protest on January 7. Assam’s people will never allow this bill to be implemented. We have also organised a mass gathering in Guwahati where people from all walks of life are expected to join’. All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) on January 5 stated that it would support the Northeast bandh called by NESO. Read less...
January - 7	Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 led to protests in Dibrugarh District, reports Assam Triune on January 7. The District unit of AASU staged demonstration with black flags. They took out protest march with black flags from their office in Chowkidinghee to the residence of the Chief Minister Sarbana Read more... Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 led to protests in Dibrugarh District, reports Assam Triune on January 7. The District unit of AASU staged demonstration with black flags. They took out protest march with black flags from their office in Chowkidinghee to the residence of the Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS)-led 70 organisations of the District also staged demonstration at Thana Chariali. They raised black flags and also burnt a copy of the Bill near the Dibrugarh Sadar Police Station. In Rajgarh town within Tingkhong LAC, the Communist Party of India -Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) staged a protest with 120-feet-long black banner, demanding scrapping of the controversial Bill. In Naharkatia, members of the AASU unit and the AJYCP unit staged separate protests against the Bill. The Raha unit of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) today burnt the copies of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 at RahaChariali as part of their ongoing protest against the bill. More than 100 local AASU activists took part in the protest and raised slogans against the governments at the Centre and the State. Read less...
January - 7	Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) from Satgaon in West Karbi Anglong District on January 7, tweeted official twitter handle of Indian Army’s Eastern Command. One .22 pistol and ammunition were recovered from the militant. Read more... Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant of People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK) from Satgaon in West Karbi Anglong District on January 7, tweeted official twitter handle of Indian Army’s Eastern Command. One .22 pistol and ammunition were recovered from the militant. Read less...
January - 7	The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) will not be sending a member to be part of the panel notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to work towards implementation of Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord, reports Indian Express on January 7. Panel is headed by M P Bezbarauah. It also include Read more... The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) will not be sending a member to be part of the panel notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to work towards implementation of Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord, reports Indian Express on January 7. Panel is headed by M P Bezbarauah. It also includes aMHA joint secretary and has one position for an AASU representative. But AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya stated that it was “meaningless” to send a representative because the Government “is violating Clause 5 of Assam Accord” by bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. ‘They will dump illegal Bangladeshis by violating Clause 5, and they announce implementation of Clause 6. Protect Clause 5 first.’ Read less...
January - 7	The Hindu reports on January 7 that Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill recommended that Assam government should help settle migrants “especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and provid Read more... The Hindu reports on January 7 that Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill recommended that Assam government should help settle migrants “especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and providing succor to the indigenous Assamese people. There has been a strong resistance to the Bill in BJP-ruled Assam as it would pave the way for giving citizenship, mostly to illegal Hindu migrants from Bangladesh in Assam, who came after March 1971, in violation of the agreement of the Assam Accord, 1985.expressed its concern before the committee. A Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)representative stated that ‘Our only concern has been that the agencies who are inimical to us should not have a legal framework within which they can exploit our situation and infiltrate their own people into our own country. That is a matter of great concern for us’.The Director of Intelligence Bureau suggested that after the Bill is passed, one more round of verification should be done for the applicants. A report tabled I Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) stated that ‘As a matter of fact, protecting the interest of the indigenous Assamese people is the responsibility of both the Central Government and the State Government of Assam. The re-settlement packages and compensation to the State Governments, as provided by the Central Government for accommodating the migrants should motivate and encourage the State Government to help settle such migrants especially in places which are not densely populated, thus, causing lesser impact on the demographic changes and providing succor to the indigenous Assamese people’. Asked by the committee about the mechanism to establish religious persecution in a foreign land, the Home Ministry replied, “Inputs from security agencies along with other corroborative evidence in the print/electronic media would help to establish religious persecution in a foreign land’. Read less...
January - 7	The Left and Democratic Front led by the CPI Sivasagar District council staged a two-hour protest demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office today in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The protesters led by Dharma Baruah and Kanak Gogoi demanded immediate scrappi Read more... The Left and Democratic Front led by the CPI Sivasagar District council staged a two-hour protest demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office today in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The protesters led by Dharma Baruah and Kanak Gogoi demanded immediate scrapping of the alleged controversial bill to safeguard the identity of the Assamese. AASU, Sivasagar unit led by Pradip Borgohain, adviser and Sarat Hazarika, education secretary, AASU central committee, demonstrated its opposition to the bill by burning its copies at Station Chariali, ASTC point, DolmukhChariali and MuktinathChariali. Several organisations of Silapathar protested against the citizenship Bill at Silapathar and its adjoining areas on January 7. In Silchar, while the district unit of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) along with some other bodies burnt a copy of the Bill and shouted slogans against it, members of North East Linguistic and Ethnic Coordination Committee (NELECC) congratulated GoI and Assam state Government for placing the bill. Read less...
January - 7	With Government of India (GoI) all set to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) announced their decision to pull out of the BJP-led ruling coalition Government in Assam, reports Assam Tribune on January 7. An AGP delegation led by its President and State Minister Atul B Read more... With Government of India (GoI) all set to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) announced their decision to pull out of the BJP-led ruling coalition Government in Assam, reports Assam Tribune on January 7. An AGP delegation led by its President and State Minister Atul Bora and few of his close confidants were camping in New Delhi since January 4. In a meeting with AGP delegation Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the bill would be passed on January 8. Read less...
January - 8	Former Tourism Secretary M.P. Bezbaruah, who was named to head a High Level Committee on how to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, has withdrawn his consent to head the committee, reports The Hindu on January 12.Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while moving the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Read more... Former Tourism Secretary M.P. Bezbaruah, who was named to head a High Level Committee on how to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, has withdrawn his consent to head the committee, reports The Hindu on January 12.Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while moving the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on January 8, had informed that the nine-member High Level Committee would look at ways of safeguarding the interests of ethnic Assamese. Read less...
January - 8	Sporadic violence and injuries to protesters and security personnel were reported during an 11-hour general strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 called by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), reports The Telegraph on January 8. NESO an umbrella organisation comprising the A Read more... Sporadic violence and injuries to protesters and security personnel were reported during an 11-hour general strike against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 called by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), reports The Telegraph on January 8. NESO an umbrella organisation comprising the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Meghalaya-based Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) and Garo Students’ Union GSU), All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), Naga Students’ Federation, All Manipur Students’ Union (Amsu), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP) and Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF), had called the strike from 5am till 4pm. Read less...
January - 8	ULFA-Pro Talk Faction (ULFA-PTF) ‘chairman’ Anup Chetia warned that the demand for sovereign Assam can again gain strength if Citizenship Amendment Bill is not withdrawn, reports Deccan Herald on January 9. In an interview he stated that ‘The bill is destructive for the indigenous Assamese as it see Read more... ULFA-Pro Talk Faction (ULFA-PTF) ‘chairman’ Anup Chetia warned that the demand for sovereign Assam can again gain strength if Citizenship Amendment Bill is not withdrawn, reports Deccan Herald on January 9. In an interview he stated that ‘The bill is destructive for the indigenous Assamese as it seeks to offer citizenship to Hinduillegal migrants. We all must unite, come to the streets, protest and force the government towithdraw it.’ Read less...
January - 8	Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated in the Parliament that a bill will be introduced in Parliament soon to give Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in Assam, reports Morung Express on January 9. Speaking on the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament) Read more... Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated in the Parliament that a bill will be introduced in Parliament soon to give Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in Assam, reports Morung Express on January 9. Speaking on the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian Parliament), the Minister said the proposal has been accepted by the government. The communities that are proposed to be included in the ST category include Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak and tea tribes of the state. He said that the Assam government had been making recommendations concerning these communities since 1980 and the Home Ministry had formed a committee in 2016 which gave its recommendations in December last year. He also added that the Government of India (GoI) will take steps to grant ST status to Bodo Kacharis living in the Hill districts of Assam and Karbis in the plains. Read less...
January - 8	United Bodo People’s Organization (UBPO) has hailed the move to create autonomous council for the Bodos and other tribal people living outside Bodoland Tribal Council (BTC) for their economic, social and education development, reports Sentinel Assam on January 9. UBPO President Jarimin Basumatary sa Read more... United Bodo People’s Organization (UBPO) has hailed the move to create autonomous council for the Bodos and other tribal people living outside Bodoland Tribal Council (BTC) for their economic, social and education development, reports Sentinel Assam on January 9. UBPO President Jarimin Basumatary said the organization had been demanding the creation of an autonomous council for the Bodos and other tribes outside BTC and the previous government also decided the same in the cabinet. He said that State Finance Minister Dr.HimantaBiswaSarma during his speech in Kokrajhar recently assured that the present State Government would discuss the issue in the cabinet for the socio-economic development of the Bodos living outside BTC. Hailing the initiative of the State Government, Basumatary said that the UBPO was hopeful of creation of autonomous council as early as possible. Read less...
January - 9	United Liberation Front of Asom-Pro Talk Faction (ULFA-PTF) leader Anup Chetia on January 9 stated that he was not afraid of going to jail for supporting the stir against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, reports Business Standard. He alleged that ‘We are always with the people of Assam because if the Read more... United Liberation Front of Asom-Pro Talk Faction (ULFA-PTF) leader Anup Chetia on January 9 stated that he was not afraid of going to jail for supporting the stir against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, reports Business Standard. He alleged that ‘We are always with the people of Assam because if the people exist, we exist. We will continue to speak against the bill as it is a conspiracy to make the Assamese community extinct’. He also added that ‘If for speaking against it (bill) I have to go to jail... I will. I have served jail time for 18 years in foreign land. So, I am not afraid to go to jail’. Chetia as the ‘general secretary’ of ULFA was incarcerated in a jail in Bangladesh from 1997 and handed over to India by Bangladesh government in November 2015. Read less...
January - 10	All Assam Manipuri Youths Association (AAMIYA) has expressed strong condemnations and its opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 which was passed in parliament, reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. During a press conference in Silchar in Assam the General Secretary of AAMIYA. JiranAng Read more... All Assam Manipuri Youths Association (AAMIYA) has expressed strong condemnations and its opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 which was passed in parliament, reports Imphal Free Press on January 10. During a press conference in Silchar in Assam the General Secretary of AAMIYA. JiranAngom expressed its opposition to the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 in parliament adding that various forms of agitations in a democratic manner will be launched. He also added that ‘If there is no positive response even after the agitations, there might even be an ‘armed struggle’ from the association’. While reiterating that if the Citizenship Amendment bill is implemented, the entire indigenous populations of the northeast especially the Manipuri community will be the most vulnerable, chief advisor of AAMIYA,Ksh. Kundal Singha also informed that movement for political autonomy for the Meitei Community in Assam, which is under the Indian Constitution, will be initiated. ‘The movement will be held in a democratic manner, but if there are no positive responses, there will be more intense agitations in the manner’. Read less...
January - 10	Four nominated members of the high-level committee set up by the Union Home Ministry, to ensure implementation of clause 6 of the Assam Accord, have refused to join the nine-member panel, reports The Hindu.Eminent literary figures Nagen Saikia and Rong Bong Terang, former Editor Dhirendra Nath Bezba Read more... Four nominated members of the high-level committee set up by the Union Home Ministry, to ensure implementation of clause 6 of the Assam Accord, have refused to join the nine-member panel, reports The Hindu.Eminent literary figures Nagen Saikia and Rong Bong Terang, former Editor Dhirendra Nath Bezbaruah and the All Assam Students’ Union have declined to be part of the committee. Read less...
January - 10	ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah stated that if Chief Minister Sonowal does not refrain away from such anti-Assamese acts, he will have to face dreadful consequences, reports Northeast Now on January 10. He also condemned the Government’s move to charge sedition charge on Scholar and Read more... ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah stated that if Chief Minister Sonowal does not refrain away from such anti-Assamese acts, he will have to face dreadful consequences, reports Northeast Now on January 10. He also condemned the Government’s move to charge sedition charge on Scholar and intellectual Hiren Gohain. Assam Police had on January 10 registered a case of sedition against Hiren Gohain and Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi and activist and journalist Manjit Mahanta. Gohain had stated that if the central government does pay any heed to the demands of the people of Assam, demand for independent Assam will crop up. Read less...
January - 10	United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chairman’ Abhijit Asom on January 10 claimed that there has been widespread change in the thought process of the people of Assam, reports Sentinel Assam. ‘The indigenous people of Assam have come out in protest against the Central and State Gover Read more... United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) ‘chairman’ Abhijit Asom on January 10 claimed that there has been widespread change in the thought process of the people of Assam, reports Sentinel Assam. ‘The indigenous people of Assam have come out in protest against the Central and State Government in order to safeguard the state’. He also added that ‘The idea of revolution for ‘Sovereign Asom’ against the Government has sparked up among various sections of the indigenous communities in the state, thus, there has been a widespread protest by various section of the communities against both the Governments in the last few days’ Read less...
January - 10	United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) fired up on a team of Security Forces (SFs) at an unspecified area under Lekhapani Police Station limit in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, reports The Sentinel. Intelligence as received by SFs on the movement of ULFA-I Read more... United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) fired up on a team of Security Forces (SFs) at an unspecified area under Lekhapani Police Station limit in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, reports The Sentinel. Intelligence as received by SFs on the movement of ULFA-I militants at Phaneng village under Margherita subdivision. Lekhapani Police Station officer in charge stated that ‘We had our inputs from our sources that some movements were being carried out in Phaneng, Wara and Mungkham village near Assam-Arunachal Border from last two to three days. We are yet to ascertain the reasons for their movements, however, we continued our operation’. It has been also suspected by the security forces and Assam Police that there were around 10 to 12 ULFA-I cadres apparently roaming around the border areas of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh. Read less...
January - 11	Bandh (shutdown strike) called by Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) to protest a bill that seeks to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities in the state evoked mixed response, reports News 18.The bandh was near total in the Bodoland Territorial A Read more... Bandh (shutdown strike) called by Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) to protest a bill that seeks to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities in the state evoked mixed response, reports News 18.The bandh was near total in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) such as Kokrajhar, Udalguri, Baksa and Chirang, Bongaigaon, besides in tribal-dominated areas of Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong districts.The bandhwas also supported by Dimasa Students Union, Hmar Students Association, All Biate Students Association, Hrangkhol Students Association, All Dimasa Students Union, Khasi Students Union and Karbi Students Association. Earlier, the bandh against citizenship amendment bill had drawn violent response from across the Northeastern region. Read less...
January - 11	Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) has given a call for 24 hour bandh (shutdown strike) on January 11 (today) to protest against Union Government’s decision to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to six more communities, reports Times of India.The Constitution (Schedu Read more... Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) has given a call for 24 hour bandh (shutdown strike) on January 11 (today) to protest against Union Government’s decision to grant Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to six more communities, reports Times of India.The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to include six ethnic groups namely theKoch-Rajbongshis, Tea Tribes/Adivasis, Tai Ahoms, Morans, Motoks and Chutia. "The central and state governments have hatched a plot to eliminate the genuine tribals of the state," Aditya Khaklary convenor of CCTOA said. Read less...
January - 11	Luhit Bora aliasLothow, suspected to be a linkman of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested from Lothow in Jorhat District on January 11, reports Assam Tribune. He was arrested for demanding INR 50,000 from a businessman. Read more... Luhit Bora aliasLothow, suspected to be a linkman of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested from Lothow in Jorhat District on January 11, reports Assam Tribune. He was arrested for demanding INR 50,000 from a businessman. Read less...
January - 11	United Liberation Front of Asom-Pro talk faction (ULFA-PTF) has threatened to pull out of the 'peace talks' with the Government of India (GoI) if the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB)is passed, reports Times of India on January 13. ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika on January 11 stated that if GoImoved Read more... United Liberation Front of Asom-Pro talk faction (ULFA-PTF) has threatened to pull out of the 'peace talks' with the Government of India (GoI) if the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB)is passed, reports Times of India on January 13. ULFA-PTF leader Mrinal Hazarika on January 11 stated that if GoImoved ahead with the Bill, the ongoing peace talks would be impacted. ‘There iswidespread resentment among the people of Assam against the Bill. In such a situation, it will be difficult to continue with the peace talks if the Centremoves ahead with the passage of the bill’. The dialogue between ULFA-PTF and GoI started in 2011. Hazarika said that the bill, which threatens the identity of the state, would render the talks meaningless if passed. Read less...
January - 12	On January 12, the Assam Government in a statement in the Legislative Assembly said eight militant groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Jewel faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), All Adivasi National Liberation Arm Read more... On January 12, the Assam Government in a statement in the Legislative Assembly said eight militant groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Jewel faction of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA), Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) and Hmar People’s Convention-Democracy (HPC-D), are active in the State. Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain said that both the ULFA and NDFB are carrying out subversive activities in Assam under the influence of foreign powers and top leaders of the outfit are staying abroad. He further said that in 2008, 124 militants belonging to various outfits were killed and over 1300 were arrested. The Security Forces also recovered 203 bombs and 202 grenades from the militants. Read less...
January - 13	According to security sources, Government of India (GoI) was aware of possible fallouts of bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament, but despite the warnings, it decided to go ahead to get the Bill passed, reports Assam Tribune on January 13. Different security agencies had Read more... According to security sources, Government of India (GoI) was aware of possible fallouts of bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament, but despite the warnings, it decided to go ahead to get the Bill passed, reports Assam Tribune on January 13. Different security agencies had warned the Government about the possible fallouts if the Bill is passed in the Parliament. ‘It is not that the political leadership did not know about the possible fallouts if the Bill is pushed through. But a political decision was taken to try and get the Bill passed in the Parliament’. Sources revealed that different security agencies had warned the Government that passing of the Bill would lead to massive protests in the State as cross sections of people were opposing the Bill. The security agencies had also pointed out that if the Bill is passed through despite strong opposition, it would lead to growing feeling of alienation among the indigenous people of the State, which, in turn, would strengthen the hands of the militant outfits such as United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I). The agencies reported that the law and order situation in the State might deteriorate if the agitations against the Bill gather momentum and with different organizations launching movements, it would be difficult to control the situation. At the same time, the agencies had also pointed out the problems that the Government would face to implement the Bill as most of the people, who came from Bangladesh, entered India illegally without valid documents and it would be difficult to prove which person came on which date and who really came due to religious persecution. The agencies also pointed out that threat on language of the indigenous people would be another major issue as there have been movements in Assam on the issue of protection of linguistic identity. It was also suggested that the Government should try to formulate a comprehensive policy to relocate the minorities of Bangladesh if they are to be kept in India without giving the burden to Assam. Read less...
January - 13	North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has called upon all political parties to unitedly stand against the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament), reports Assam Tribune on January 13. NESO chairman, Samuel B Jyrwa stated that ‘We urg Read more... North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) has called upon all political parties to unitedly stand against the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament), reports Assam Tribune on January 13. NESO chairman, Samuel B Jyrwa stated that ‘We urge upon different political parties who are against this Bill to stand up and be counted in the Rajya Sabha so that this draconian Bill cannot be passed’. CAB, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to people from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, was passed in the Lok Sabha few days ago amid widespread protests in the North East. A ‘Black Day’ was observed across north-east region on January 11 following a general shutdown called by NESO, reports Indian Express. Sporadic demonstrations continued in parts of Assam and a shutdown was observed in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC). Black flags were raised by student bodies across the region, including at the headquarters of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) in Guwahati.Additionally, in Tripura, Upendra Debbarma, advisor to Twipra Students’ Federation and vice-chairman of NESO, said, “Today has been peaceful and a highly successful strike.” In Assam’s Silchar, authorities at Assam University on Saturday imposed restrictions on protests on campus without prior approval. This come a day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pradip Dutta threatened Assamese-speaking students of Barak Valley to bar their admission in the university. Read less...
January - 16	All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has resolved afresh to intensify its democratic mass movement to press for a separate Bodoland state, reports The Shillong Times on January 16. ABSU president Promod Boro said that the students’ body would strongly oppose any decision of the government which are goin Read more... All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) has resolved afresh to intensify its democratic mass movement to press for a separate Bodoland state, reports The Shillong Times on January 16. ABSU president Promod Boro said that the students’ body would strongly oppose any decision of the government which are going to curtail the right and privilege of the existing tribals of the Assam. He stated that ‘If some more advanced and populous communities of the state are included in the ST list, the existing tribal will lose their land, political representation, educational opportunity, employment, economy and great impact in social life. Further, the house strongly condemned the statement made by Hagrama Mohilary, agreeing to grant ST status to six Community in the BTAD region in advance’. The delegate also discussed the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 which has been passed in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) and the house resolved to oppose it. Further, it is decided to continue the organisational support with 30 indigenous organisation movement group for protection of indigenous rights. Read less...
January - 17	On January 17, United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) linkman, identified as Pradip Bhumji was arrested from Digboi-Pengri Reserve Forest in Digboi District, reports The Sentinel. A pistol and ammunition were recovered from the arrestee. Read more... On January 17, United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) linkman, identified as Pradip Bhumji was arrested from Digboi-Pengri Reserve Forest in Digboi District, reports The Sentinel. A pistol and ammunition were recovered from the arrestee. Read less...
January - 17	Suspected illegal migrants had been detained by local people at Ritupathar area under Bordumsa Police station of Tinsukia District on January 17, reports The Sentinel. There were around 20 to 30 people in the group. It also includes children, women in the group. Read more... Suspected illegal migrants had been detained by local people at Ritupathar area under Bordumsa Police station of Tinsukia District on January 17, reports The Sentinel. There were around 20 to 30 people in the group. It also includes children, women in the group. Read less...
January - 18	Two separate shutdowns, called by tribal and student organisations separately against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), affected normal life in several Districts of lower Assam and in Golaghat District in upper Assam, reports Northeast Today on January 18. While the shutdown was total in Kokrajh Read more... Two separate shutdowns, called by tribal and student organisations separately against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), affected normal life in several Districts of lower Assam and in Golaghat District in upper Assam, reports Northeast Today on January 18. While the shutdown was total in Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts, it partially affected Bongaigaon District. In lower Assam, the shutdown was called by the Adivasi Convention Committee (ACC), an umbrella organisation of different tribal groups, demanding immediate scrapping of the CAB Bill and implementation of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2019. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2019 proposes to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities of the State — Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Motok and the tea tribes of Assam. Read less...
January - 19	A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) linkman was arrested on January 19 from Tipong in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel. The linkman has been identified as Buddeshwar Bora. One .32 mm Pistol, live rounds of ammunition, 2 Detonators, approximately 300 grams White Phosphor Read more... A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) linkman was arrested on January 19 from Tipong in Tinsukia District, reports The Sentinel. The linkman has been identified as Buddeshwar Bora. One .32 mm Pistol, live rounds of ammunition, 2 Detonators, approximately 300 grams White Phosphorous Powder, a huge amount of Indian Currency and illegal Alcohol were recovered from him. Read less...
January - 20	Earlier on January 20, an unspecified number of explosives were recovered during a search operation from Sadiya in Tinsukia District, reports Business Standard. According to Police officials, Operations in the District have been intensified to prevent any untoward incidents in the run up to the Repu Read more... Earlier on January 20, an unspecified number of explosives were recovered during a search operation from Sadiya in Tinsukia District, reports Business Standard. According to Police officials, Operations in the District have been intensified to prevent any untoward incidents in the run up to the Republic Day celebrations. Read less...
January - 20	Police has informed that three youths has joined United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), reports Northeast Today on January 20. One of the youths have been identified as Hriday Sarkar from Golakganj in Dhubri District He reportedly joined ULFA-I along with two others from Dhemaji and G Read more... Police has informed that three youths has joined United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I), reports Northeast Today on January 20. One of the youths have been identified as Hriday Sarkar from Golakganj in Dhubri District He reportedly joined ULFA-I along with two others from Dhemaji and Goalpara District. Hriday Sarkar left to join ULFA-I on January 15 on the occasion of Bihu, the annual festival of harvest and feasting. Read less...
January - 21	21 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India illegally (through Assam) was deported on January 21, reports Morung Express. The deportees were identified as Nasir Hussain, Abdul Wahid, Mohammad Khairul, Jahida Begum, Sufia Begum, Mihir Pebel Mia, Safique Islam, Saveel Ahmed, Ramjan Ali, Bablu Ahmed Read more... 21 Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India illegally (through Assam) was deported on January 21, reports Morung Express. The deportees were identified as Nasir Hussain, Abdul Wahid, Mohammad Khairul, Jahida Begum, Sufia Begum, Mihir Pebel Mia, Safique Islam, Saveel Ahmed, Ramjan Ali, Bablu Ahmed, Suman Fakir, Masum Ahmed, Nazim Uddin, Asraful Alam Choudhury, LitunKanti Das, Tofique Ali, Raju Ahmed, Dilwar Hussain, Md Sukkur, Samim Ahmed and Rubel Ahmad. Read less...
January - 21	On January 21, Pallab Bhattacharya, Director General of Police (DGP) special Branch stated that United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) could target Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the state, reports Hindustan Times. He stated that ‘We are a bit apprehensive after the Citizenshi Read more... On January 21, Pallab Bhattacharya, Director General of Police (DGP) special Branch stated that United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) could target Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the state, reports Hindustan Times. He stated that ‘We are a bit apprehensive after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha and the ensuing agitation in the state. The situation is fragile. In this surcharged atmosphere vulnerable groups like Hindi speakers, Bengali Hindus and BJP workers could be the likely target of ULFA-I’. Read less...
January - 21	Security Forces (SFs) arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) militant, Singmai Haseng, from Tirap Colliery in Ledo town in Tinsukia District on January 21, reports Business Standard. A pistol, magazine and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militant. Read more... Security Forces (SFs) arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) militant, Singmai Haseng, from Tirap Colliery in Ledo town in Tinsukia District on January 21, reports Business Standard. A pistol, magazine and three rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militant. Read less...
January - 21	The indefinite economic blockade by All Moran Students Union (AMSU) paralyzed life along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border area, reports The Sentinel on January 21. AMSU launched the indefinite economic blockade demanding to scrap the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2016, granting Sched Read more... The indefinite economic blockade by All Moran Students Union (AMSU) paralyzed life along Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border area, reports The Sentinel on January 21. AMSU launched the indefinite economic blockade demanding to scrap the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2016, granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) Status to Moran community, conferring Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) to the indigenous Moran people living in Arunachal Pradesh and scrapping the decision to privatize oil fields. The agitations had severely affected the movements of commercial vehicles including the transportation of oil, domestic gas and other goods and commodities. Read less...
January - 23	Around 30 indigenous organisations along with All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) gathered in Latasil ground in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019, reports Northeast Today on January 23. Read more... Around 30 indigenous organisations along with All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) gathered in Latasil ground in Guwahati in Kamrup Metropolitan District to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019, reports Northeast Today on January 23. Read less...
January - 23	Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has extended its support to 70 organisations that are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, reports Nagaland Post on January 22. The AGP President, Atul Bora stated, "We are for a unified movement against the citizenship bill. Everyone is committed to stop the bill Read more... Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has extended its support to 70 organisations that are opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, reports Nagaland Post on January 22. The AGP President, Atul Bora stated, "We are for a unified movement against the citizenship bill. Everyone is committed to stop the bill from being ratified". Bora had also extended his party’s support to AASU anti-bill rally on January 23. Read less...
January - 23	Following the investigation of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Qamar-uz-Zaman case, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 23, investigated some people at Lanka Police Station in Hojai District, reports The Sentinel. Pallab Bhattacharya, Special Director General of Police (SDGP) said, ‘It Read more... Following the investigation of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Qamar-uz-Zaman case, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 23, investigated some people at Lanka Police Station in Hojai District, reports The Sentinel. Pallab Bhattacharya, Special Director General of Police (SDGP) said, ‘It is a process of investigation, a team of NIA had visited Lanka to investigate the case which they have registered against Hizbul Terrorist Qamar-uz-Zaman’. NIA had taken over the case in October 2018. Earlier, Zaman was brought to Assam on a transit remand from Uttar Pradesh. He was later produced before the court on October 7, by a team of Assam Police. Read less...
January - 23	Government of India (GoI) on January 23 cleared amendment to Article 280 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, reports Assam Tribune. The move envisages improving the financial resources and administrative powers of the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripur Read more... Government of India (GoI) on January 23 cleared amendment to Article 280 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, reports Assam Tribune. The move envisages improving the financial resources and administrative powers of the Autonomous District Councils (ADC) of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. The amendment also paves the way for constitution of State Finance Commissions in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that a cabinet meeting approved the landmark amendment that will significantly increase financial resources and powers of the Autonomous Districts Councils in the four North-eastern states. The amendment proposes to rename the existing autonomous councils as Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council (KAATC), Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council (DHATC), Garo Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (GHATC), Khasi Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (KHATC), Jaintia Hills Autonomous Territorial Council (JHATC) and Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous Territorial Council (TTAATC) as the present jurisdiction of these councils extends to more than one District. The amendment also provides for transfer of additional 30 subjects, including public works department, forest, public health engineering, health and family welfare, urban development, and food and civil supply to KAATC and DHATC in Assam. The Union Minister also added that amendment will fulfil the commitments made under Memoranda of Settlement (MoS) signed by the Government of India, state governments of Assam and Meghalaya, United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) and A’chik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC). Read less...
January - 23	National Investigation Agency (NIA), on January 23, in connection with recent Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) activities in Assam, arrested a businessman at Lanka town in Hojai District of the State and also raided his business establishment at Lanka Bazar in the District, reports The Sentinel. The arrestee Read more... National Investigation Agency (NIA), on January 23, in connection with recent Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) activities in Assam, arrested a businessman at Lanka town in Hojai District of the State and also raided his business establishment at Lanka Bazar in the District, reports The Sentinel. The arrestee has been identified as Tahir Hague. Read less...
January - 23	Talks between All Moran Students Union (AMSU) and government to end the indefinite economic blockade on highways in Tinsukia District failed, reports The Telegraph on January 24. AMSU ‘general secretary’ Naba Moran stated that ‘A meeting was held from 7 pm to 8 pm with the chief minister but brought Read more... Talks between All Moran Students Union (AMSU) and government to end the indefinite economic blockade on highways in Tinsukia District failed, reports The Telegraph on January 24. AMSU ‘general secretary’ Naba Moran stated that ‘A meeting was held from 7 pm to 8 pm with the chief minister but brought no result as the government refused to accept our demands, including withdrawal of the citizenship bill’. He also added that ‘meeting of the executive committee of AMSU will be held on Friday (January 24at 11am where we will decide what to do with the blockade. It will continue till then’. Read less...
January - 23	Tension prevailed following violence allegedly by Naga assailantsin the Assam-Nagaland border area of Gelakey in Sivasagar District of Assam on January 23, reports The Sentinel. As per information, some armed Naga miscreants suddenly arrived in the sector D and sector F area and reportedly threatene Read more... Tension prevailed following violence allegedly by Naga assailantsin the Assam-Nagaland border area of Gelakey in Sivasagar District of Assam on January 23, reports The Sentinel. As per information, some armed Naga miscreants suddenly arrived in the sector D and sector F area and reportedly threatened the villagers and tried to occupy a part of border land. Nagaland Post further adds that after labour camps, tools and materials were destroyed, purportedly meant for the construction of an Assam Police outpost under Lirmen area jurisdiction in Mokokchung District of Nagaland. Read less...
January - 27	Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) adviser Akhil Gogoi on January 27 appealed to a 1,000-strong gathering in Tinsukia District to take to the streets and block railway tracks if the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on January 31, reports The Read more... Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) adviser Akhil Gogoi on January 27 appealed to a 1,000-strong gathering in Tinsukia District to take to the streets and block railway tracks if the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian Parliament) passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on January 31, reports The Telegraph. He added that ‘If the government goes ahead with the bill, we are ready to go to any extent. If needed, we are ready to say that Assam will not be a part of India. If India does not respect our identity, we will not remain with India’. Read less...
January - 29	All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) blocked National Highways in the State on January 29 against Police atrocities and alleged attacks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in Nalbari in Nalbari District, reports The Telegraph. AASU has also announced series of agitations and hunger strikes from Janu Read more... All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) blocked National Highways in the State on January 29 against Police atrocities and alleged attacks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members in Nalbari in Nalbari District, reports The Telegraph. AASU has also announced series of agitations and hunger strikes from January 31 against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019. AASU’s Tinsukia unit staged a road blockade at Hijuguri and its Guwahati unit blocked the National Highway at Basistha Chariali. Massive protests against the alleged assault on AASU volunteers were also staged near the railway crossing at Makum town in Tinsukia District. On February 4, they will stage statewide 10-hour hunger strikes from 6 am till 4 pm simultaneously; they will hold village-level meetings. Separately, All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union, Duliajan, took out a rally on January 29 demanding scrapping of CAB. Read less...
January - 29	Official twitter handle of the Eastern Army Command tweeted on January 29, that an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of United Liberation Font of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested from DangriKumar in Charaideo District. Explosive material and a detonator were recovered from the arrestee. Read more... Official twitter handle of the Eastern Army Command tweeted on January 29, that an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of United Liberation Font of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) was arrested from DangriKumar in Charaideo District. Explosive material and a detonator were recovered from the arrestee. Read less...
January - 29	Ten political parties of the Northeast and Janta Dal (JD-United) met in Guwahati on January 29 to announce their “unanimous opposition” to CAB, reports Indian Express. The meeting saw the participation of key BJP allies in the region, including the National People’s Party, which leads the coalition Read more... Ten political parties of the Northeast and Janta Dal (JD-United) met in Guwahati on January 29 to announce their “unanimous opposition” to CAB, reports Indian Express. The meeting saw the participation of key BJP allies in the region, including the National People’s Party, which leads the coalition in Meghalaya; the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), which leads the coalition in Nagaland; the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), which is an ally of the BJP in Tripura; and the Mizo National Front (MNF), which is the ruling party in Mizoram. The meeting was convened by Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad Sangma and hosted by the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), which had earlier walked out of the BJP-led Assam government following disagreements over the Bill. The Meghalaya CM stated that the meeting passed a resolution that all the parties “jointly opposed” the Bill, and a delegation would be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind soon to convey the opposition. Read less...
January - 30	After Ranjan Daimary of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was sentenced to life imprisonment, security agencies are keeping a close watch on the cadres of NDFB, reports Assam Tribune on January 31. Despite the arrest, officials stated that the Government did not oppose the bail plea of Ra Read more... After Ranjan Daimary of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was sentenced to life imprisonment, security agencies are keeping a close watch on the cadres of NDFB, reports Assam Tribune on January 31. Despite the arrest, officials stated that the Government did not oppose the bail plea of Ranjan Daimary as his presence was required for ongoing peace talks with NDFB. He was awarded the life imprisonment for his role in the 2008 serial blasts in Assam. According to sources, Ranjan Daimary and a few of his close associates, who were in Bangladesh planned the blasts. Read less...
January - 30	NDFB has called for 24-hour Assam bandh (general shut down) on January 31, reports Nagaland Post. In a press release, NDFB ‘general secretary’ B Ohnjalu said that the sit down has been declared in the light of life sentence awarded to its ‘president’ and nine others by the CBI special court on Janua Read more... NDFB has called for 24-hour Assam bandh (general shut down) on January 31, reports Nagaland Post. In a press release, NDFB ‘general secretary’ B Ohnjalu said that the sit down has been declared in the light of life sentence awarded to its ‘president’ and nine others by the CBI special court on January 30, 2019. Read less...
January - 30	The ‘president’ of the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-R), Ranjan Daimary, and nine other members of the outfit were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI special court on January 30, orchestrating 2008 Assam serial blasts which killed more than 80 people, rep Read more... The ‘president’ of the Ranjan Daimary faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-R), Ranjan Daimary, and nine other members of the outfit were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI special court on January 30, orchestrating 2008 Assam serial blasts which killed more than 80 people, reports Morung Express. The life sentence was awarded to Daimary, George Bodo, B Tharai, Raju Sarkar, Anchai Bodo, Indra Brahma, Loko Basumatary, Khargeswar Basumatary, Ajay Basumatary and RajenGoyary Three other convicts – Prabhat Bodo, Jayanti Basumatary and Mathura Brahma – will be released after they pay a fine imposed by the court. NDFB ‘chief’ told reporters that he would appeal to a higher court against his conviction. He also added that “Bodoland will be created as we continue to serve our jail sentence’. Nine serial blasts were triggered by the NDFB on October 30, 2008 — three each in Guwahati and Kokrajhar, two in Barpeta and one in Bongaigaon. Read less...
January - 31	The 12-hour Assam general shut down called by NDFB on January 31, to protest against the life sentences awarded to its president Ranjan Daimary and nine others affected normal life in the four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), reports Morung Express. However, no incident of violence was re Read more... The 12-hour Assam general shut down called by NDFB on January 31, to protest against the life sentences awarded to its president Ranjan Daimary and nine others affected normal life in the four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), reports Morung Express. However, no incident of violence was reported during the shutdown. Read less...

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