Modi to attend signing of ‘Bodo Accord’

GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the signing of the accord with three Bodoland-based militant outfits on February 7 in Kokrajhar, Assam, at a time when the state has been witnessing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests since December.

Over 4,00,000 people from Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts (BTAD) and Assam are expected to attend the event. The government has declared February 7, 2020, a public holiday to celebrate the ‘Bodo Accord’ in BTAD districts –– Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri –– to enable people to participate in the event.

A cultural programme of ethnic groups of Assam is being organised to showcase the diversity of the state.


The agreement was signed on January 27, 2020 in New Delhi. Around 1,615 members from all three factions of NDFB had surrendered their arms recently.