Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revieweing the preparation for Narendra Modi's February 7 Kokrajhar visit. Image: Northeast Now
Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revieweing the preparation for Narendra Modi's February 7 Kokrajhar visit. Image: Northeast Now

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Kokrajhar on Saturday to review the preparations for the February 7 visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PM Modi will visit Kokrajhar to take part in a rally, which is being organised celebrating the signing of the recent Bodo pact.

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The Bodo pact was signed among the Centre, Assam government, the four factions of NDFB, All Bodo Studentsโ€™ Union (ABSU) and United Bodo Peopleโ€™s Organization (UBPO).

Speaking to reporters Sarma said, โ€œPrime Minister Narendra Modiโ€™s visit to Kokrajhar is confirmed.โ€

He also dismissed reports of bandh during the Prime Ministerโ€™s visit to the district.

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โ€œAnyone having problems with the government or its decisions then they can approach the government for talks,โ€ Sarma said.

โ€œNew villages will be included or excluded from the BTR within the next six months.โ€

โ€œA commission will be formed for the purpose and both exclusion and inclusion will be reviewed by it after requests are made before the commission,โ€ Sarma added.

The commission will have members from ABSU, BTC, a retired High Court Judge along with representatives from the non-Bodo organisations.