Swearing ceremony of BTC new council today

Agencies KOKRAJHAR, APRIL 18 The ruling BPF is forming the new executive council with unconditional supports from three independents and 14 executive members are taking oath of office and secrecy, who were elected to the council which included Chief, Deputy Chief on Sunday at a glittering ceremony at Bodofa Nwgwr ground, near BTC Secretariat in Kokrajhar.Hagrama Mohilary, BPF president and leader of BPF legislature party, addressing the reporters today in Kokrajhar announced the names of 14 new executive council members including an independent to be sworn including Chief,Deputy Chief and Executive Members, who were elected from his party and one independent in the recent concluded council election. Hagrama Mohilary (Debargaon,Kokrajhar) will take oath of office and secrecy as Chief, Kampa Borgoyary (Chirang Duar,Chirang) as Deputy Chief, three executive members from Kokrajhar includes Mrithunjoy Narzary(Saraibil),Rajib Brahma (Banargaon)andDaneswar Goyary (Baokungri). Four elected members including an independent was inducted as executive members from Baksa district included Ansumwi Khungur Boro (Mushalpur),Deben Boro (Goibari), Gnaesh Kachary (SuklaiSerfang) and Maheswar Basumatary (Independent from Goreswar) are taking oath of office and secrecy. Five members from Udalguri are to be sworn includes Lwmsrao Daimary (Khwirabari), Jagadish Sarkar (Mudwibari), Bomjar Daimary (Khalingduar), Alindra Kumar Moshahary (Rowta) and Shyam Sundi (Pasnwi Serfang). Mohilary also announced that Tridib Daimary (Harisinga) and Nerswn Boro(Bhergaon),both from Udalguri district as Speaker and Deputy Speaker in the BTC Legislative Assembly respectively. He told that Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya and Chief Secretary Jitesh Khosla are attending the ceremony as chief guest and guest. He said that the BPF is forming the council with unconditional supports from three independents Maheswar Basumatary (Goreswar), Atin Hasong(Manash Serfang) and Chakradhar Das (Salbari). He has also assured that remaining elected members who were not inducted in the executive council,would be given in-charges of departmental in the council. He has opined that proper implementation of Bodo Accord (BA) will be given most priority besides building of peace and development among various communities in his third consecutive terms in the council. A massive preparation has completed so far by this evening to hold the ceremonial function at Bodofa Nwgwr ground in Kokrajhar and security has also beefed up in the region. Gogoi congratulates BPF chief Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today congratulated Bodoland People's Front (BPF) Chief Hagrama Mohilary for BPF's win in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls held recently. "We respect the people's verdict and wish that the new members in BTC will work relentlessly for all round development of the people in BTAD areas," Gogoi said in a letter sent to Mohilary. He also wished that the swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to be held tomorrow at Kokrajhar, passes off peacefully. The ruling BPF emerged winners for the third consecutive term in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) winning 20 of the 40 seats, falling one short of majority. The People's Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR) came second with seven seats while the AIUDF and BJP opened its account in the Council with four and one seats respectively while independents secured eight seats in the polls held in four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri on April 8. The results were declared on April 11. The Congress, which had won three seats in the 2010 polls, failed to win a single seat this time while the BPF's tally came down from 33 to 20. There are 46 territorial councils constituencies in the BTC but elections were held for 40 as Assam Governor nominates six members to the Council from the unrepresented communities. The BTC came into existence in 2003 as part of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Centre, the state government and Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The first polls for the Council was held in 2003 and BPF had won the majority. It retained power for the second consecutive term in 2010.