Assam too feels Telangana ripples, in for string of bandhs
GUWAHATI: The Telangana issue has provided a fresh impetus to the demand among several ethnic groups in Assam for creation of separate states, with several outfits calling a series of bandhs to further their cause.
While the United Democratic People’s Front (UDPF), a new Bodo group, has called for a 36-hour bandh starting at 5 am on December 14 demanding a separate state for the Bodo community, four other organisations have called a 24-hour bandh on December 16 in support of their demand for creation of a state comprising Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills district. Read more…