Bodo Organizations Submit Memorandum Demanding Bodoland Statehood, ST Status & for Protection

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Bodo Groups has submitted memorandum to Centre, Renewing Call for Bodoland Statehood and Land Rights Protection

A joint delegation of Bodo organizations has approached the Union Law and Justice Minister with key demands for the indigenous Bodo community. The delegation included representatives from:

1. All Bodo Ex-Volunteer Force Organization

2. All India Bodo People's National League for Bodoland Statehood

3. United Tribal Organization of Assam (UTOA)

Key Demands Presented:

1. Creation of a separate Bodoland state

2. Granting Scheduled Tribe (Hills) status to the Bodo people in Karbi Anglong

3. Formation of a dedicated Bodo Regiment in the Indian Army

4. Global protection and security for the Bodo indigenous people

Additional Concerns Raised by UTOA:

1. Opposed illegal allotment of tribal lands to non-indigenous communities and private companies

2. Called it a violation of constitutional safeguards

3. Chapter X of Assam Land and Revenue Regulation Act, 1886

The organizations have also sent reminder letters about these long-pending demands to:

1.Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

2. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

The memorandum submission took place on Wednesday, keeping alive the decades-old demand for Bodoland statehood and other rights for the Bodo community.