Statehood seekers plan blockades to cut off NE by RailXpert on 15 August, 2013 - 08:59 PM | ||
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RailXpert | Statehood seekers plan blockades to cut off NE on 15 August, 2013 - 08:59 PM | |
GUWAHATI: Putting pressure on the Centre to fix the dates for dialogues as early as possible, ethnic groups seeking separate states on Wednesday announced fresh agitation programmes like rail roko and road blockade that threaten to cut off the entire northeastern region from the rest of the country from August 16.While National Democratic Front of Boroland (Progressive), with the support of the All Bodo Students' Union (Absu), has called a 100-hour national highway blockade from August 16, the All Koch-Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU), which is leading the demand for separate state of Kamatapur, has called a 12-hour rail blockade the same day.AKRSU has given its next call for another 12-hour national and state highway blockade on August 18.After them, All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), which is spearheading the demand for Bodoland, has called a 24-hour national highway blockade on August 28 and 24-hour rail blockade on September 10. The Karbi-Dimasa group has so far not made any announcement. |