Bodo leaders meet PM
Bodo leaders submit a memorandum to Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: A delegation of Bodo leaders on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding creation of a separate Bodoland state.
“He gave us a patient hearing and told us that at the highest political level discussion will start very soon. He will entrust home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde with the job," Lok Sabha MP Sansuma Khungur Bwiswmuthiary, who was part of the Bodoland People’s Front delegation, told reporters outside Parliament.
The leaders submitted a memorandum to Singh and hoped the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leadership will take a “positive" political decision for creation of Bodoland on the lines of Telangana.
Bwiswmuthiary also said they would be meeting Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi. The demand for Bodoland gained ground following the decision of the UPA government for creation of Telangana.
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