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Bodo sabha slas govt

By Hantigiri Narzary |

The Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) slammed  the Chief  Minister Tarun Gogoi led Congress government at Dispur for not initiating any step to solve problem and issues of Bodo medium related demands raised from sabha during its third consecutive term in the government.

Kamala  Kanta Mushahary, general secretary  of the sabha, while attending as chief guest to address the open session of the 41st annual convention of the Kokrajhar district of the sabha today said that the Congress government in the state has been showing step motherly attitude to the Bodo medium education  that is why Bodo medium issue and problems are still remained far from getting gained and welfare in its status.The sabha has been placed demand and issues to the government since 2001 year demanding solutions of various problems and issues which included creation of separate directorate for Bodo medium,appointment of teachers in Bodo medium schools, provincialisation of Bodo medium schools,yet no any ways to solve the demand and issues have been observed so far, Mushahary said.

'The state government has been tactically delayed to solve the demand and issues of the Bodo medium for negligence attitudes', Mushahary alleged. 

The annual convention of the district sabha and 5th annual convention of Jharbari primary Bodo sahitya sabah was concluded at Jharbari ground in Kokrajhar on Saturday. 

Sahitya Academy awardee and noted writer Brajendra Kumar Brahma, Gopinath Borgoyary, writer, Surath Narzary, writer among others were present on the open meeting. 

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