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BTAD Tribal Sangha co-ordination committee has welcomed the Central Government initiative to bring all Bodo rebels group including the Saoraigwra faction of NDFB (NDFB-S) to the negotiating table.

BTAD Tribal Sangha co-ordination committee president and secretary Mahesh Chandra Basumatary and Sukumar Basumatary respectively termed the move as welcome step for permanent peace and a lasting solution to the long pending Bodo problem.

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The tribal leaders said it will pave way for a permanent solution in Bodoland region and the state as a whole

The statement from the tribal body came following media reports of around 50 members of NDFB-S including chairman B Saoraigwra returning to India from Myanmar to join the peace process with the Central Government.

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โ€œWe welcome the rebels group especially Saoraigwra faction of the NDFB for taking steps to return to mainstream and sit for peace talks with the government for a solution. We appeal the government of India to make necessary steps to hold talks with insurgents group for a permanent solution to the Bodo problem for lasting peace in the region,โ€ the statement read.

Rinoy Basumatary is Northeast Now Correspondent in Kokrajhar. He can be reached at: [email protected]