Wednesday, May 7, 2008

NDFB office torched; BPPF secy shot dead

BPF out to kill common people under patronage of Dispur, alleges Rabiram
KOKRAJHAR, May 6: The glimmer of hopes for restoration of peace that appeared in the BTAD with the NDFB submitting its charter of demands in the form of a memorandum to the Centre on May 1 has suffered a serious setback when suspected BRTF and former BLT cadres set afire the Silpatta liaison office of the NDFB near Kajalgaon in Chirang district last night, and shot dead BPPF (Rabiram) general secretary Basanta Basumatary this evening. The twin incident came close on the heels of various Bodo organizations’ rousing welcome to the NDFB leaders who returned to the State from New Delhi yesterday.
Talking to The Sentinel, Bengtol NDFB camp “commander” B Rubu said: “A group of the BRTF, a newly floated outfit, came on bicycles and opened fire targeting the camp. After a few minutes, a number of former BLT cadres joined them and started firing from sophisticated weapons. We have also retaliated the firing.” Later the camp was totally torched by the BRTF and former BLT cadres, sources said.
Sources said the group of ex-BLT and BRTF also made an attempt to set afire the NDFB liaison office at Bangaldoba at around 10 pm last night, but the alert NDFB cadres foiled the attempt. According to NDFB sources, Silpatta and Bangaldoba NDFB liaison offices were manned by 15 members each. The NDFB alleged that Chirang police was partial in both the incidents.
In another incident, BPPF (Rabiram) general secretary Basanta Basumatary, who was a lecturer of Kokrajhar Government College, was shot dead by armed assailants when he was shopping at Khwdwmtola Market in Kokrajhar at 6 pm today. Basumatary, who hailed from Mwinamata in Baksa district, left his wife and a daughter.
BPPF president Rabiran Narzary condemned the killing of Basumatary, and said the State Government and the BTC have failed to control law and order in the BTAD. “BPF and former BLT cadres have been killing common people in the BTAD under the patronage of the Congress-BPF Government in the State,” he added.

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