New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday visit Kokrajhar to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo agreement. The Prime Minister will address a rally in Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar town of Assam. In a tweet yesterday, Modi had said that the accord marks the start of "a new era of peace and progress". Assam: Posters welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up in Kokrajhar, where he will address a public meeting today, at an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo Agreement. #BodoPeaceAccord pic.twitter.com/6sQIameBID — ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020 This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi since the state has been witnessing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. The visit comes days after the state government signed a tripartite agreement with representatives of all factions of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi. Assam: People from Bodo community in their traditional attire, gather in Kokrajhar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting today. #BodoPeaceAccord https://t.co/8sFMtnx7x0 pic.twitter.com/gheC4ktq1a — ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020 The signing of the Bodo agreement led to the surrender of over 1,500 militants of the major insurgent group NDFB. The Bodo groups have been demanding a separate state of Bodoland for the last 50 years. The movement has resulted in extensive violence and loss of hundreds of lives over the years. (ANI)
