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BPF winning 13 seats: Hagrama

By AT Kokrajhar Bureau |

‘BPF party is winning all 13 contesting seats in the BTAD region,besides BJP led alliance party is forming government at Dispur’,said BPF president Hagrama Mohilary .

Mohilary,who is also BTC chief said today on the concluding day of the party’s 3rd triennial convention held at Bodofa cultural complex that his making alst laugh in all contresting seats in the region and government would be formed by BJP-BPF-AGP alliance parties. He said there is no influence of Congress and other parties while forming new government in the state.We discussed deep on the party’s performances in the recent concluded assembly election,he said.

‘We are(alliance parties) getting majority seats of which counting would be held on May 19 because all sections of communities voted to the allinace aprties in the assembly election.We have full confidence of winning over 70 seats across the state which would be facilitated to form government at Dispur’, Mohilary said.

Reacting to the claim from AIUDF chief Badaruddin Ajmal’s eye to form third front government,Mohilary termed that it is not be possible to form third front government because no any party in intact with AIUDF. Ajmal’s dream would not be come true in today’s era,Mohilary added.

The convention of the BPF party was concluded today with huge party leader and members participation from eighteen district committees all over the state.

On the concluding day,Mohilary hoisted party flag followed hoisting of district committees flags while party general secretary Emanuel Mushahary paid homage to the martyrs.

Rajya MP and BPF leader said Biswajit Daimary said the BPF party has decided to fulfill their commitment to the people of the region which is resolved in the convention. We discussed on the core issues included social uplift,education,health sector. We have also discussed on the performance of the BPF in the last ten years whether their party could have fulfilled the aspiration of the people,besides party take strategy to take the area forward and all important issues were discussed, he said.

Hagrama Mohilary and Emanuel Mushahary were retained as president and general secretary of the party in the convention.Supriya Rani Brahma become president and Dipiri Ray secretary of the BPF women wing while Charan Boro and Somnath Basumatary as president and secretary for BPF youth wing respectively.

Former minister and MLA Pramila Rani Brahma,Chandan Brahma,senior party leaders were also present on the convention.

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