BPF chief ​Hagrama Mohilary claims attempt to 'politically finish'him off

GUWAHATI: In what could further strain ties between the ruling Congress party and the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in Assam, Hagrama Mohilary, chief of the regional party, has alleged that the state government is out to "politically murder" him.

Mohilary, a militant-turned-politician who also heads the Bodoland Territorial Council, has given up the use of personal security officers provided by the government. The Bodoland Territorial Council is an administrative area within the northeastern state.

"The government has been reducing the number of my security guards. I have decided not to use any PSOs or other security officers provided by the government," Mohilary said. "There is an attempt to finish me. The state government is trying to politically murder me."

Mohilary is leading the United People’s Front, a new platform of nine tribal political parties, which will contest as many as 30 seats in the assembly polls scheduled in 2016. The Congress won 78 of the state’s 126 assembly seats in the 2011, while the BPF has 12 members.

The BPF snapped ties with the Congress in 2014 and left the state government, alleging neglect in the development of Bodoland Territorial Area districts.