Bodoland Witnessed New Wave Of Growth After Peace Accord: PM Modi – News18
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The Prime Minister said that hands which earlier wielded guns are now excelling in sports in Bodoland
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the people of the Bodo community for eschewing violence and taking up the path of peace after the historic Peace Accord of 2020, saying forests in parts of Assam which once served as “hideouts” are now becoming a medium to fulfil the “high ambitions” of the youth.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first Bodoland Mahotsav here, the prime minister also said that after the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, the region has witnessed a “new wave of growth” with the government making steady efforts for bringing lasting peace in the Norhteast.
After witnessing long years of violence with many generations getting consumed in the bloodshed, the Bodo community is celebrating a festival after so many decades, Modi said.
“You have scripted new history,” the prime minister told the large gathering of people from the Bodo community at the event held at the SAI Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here.
Stating that the sun of ’vikas’ will rise from east to lend new energy to the ’Viksit Bharat’ resolve, the prime minister said the Bodo Peace Accord not only benefitted the community, but also opened new avenues for many other settlements in the region.
A strong foundation for a bright future has been laid for the Bodo community, he added.
“My mind feels satisfied after seeing the impact of growth on Bodoland,” Modi said, recalling the violence that marred the region earlier.
In early 2020, a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) was signed with factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), All Bodo Students Union, etc., seeking to increase the scope and power of the Bodoland Territorial Council and to streamline its functioning; resolve issues related to Bodo people residing outside the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD); and to promote and protect the Bodo community’s social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic identities.
“You have taken it (accord) from the paper to the ground level, illuminating the entire Northeast with the light of peace,” Modi said while hailing the Bodo Peace Accord.
The prime minister also said that hands which earlier wielded guns are now excelling in sports in Bodoland.
“There was a time when the thick forests of Manas National Park and Raimona National Park became a space for other activities. I am happy that the forests which earlier served as hideouts are now becoming a medium to fulfil the high ambitions of the youth,” Modi said.
The prime minister was also treated to a folk dance performed by a large number of artistes at the event.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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