Talking Pundits

19/09/2025

A Misplaced Criticism: The Assam Chief Minister Must Look Inward Before Pointing Fingers at Bodoland

Assam Chief Minister’s recent alleged remarks that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has failed to implement welfare schemes are not only misleading but also deeply unfair. If anything, they expose a glaring double standard in his own accountability.

In 2024–25, Assam’s total budget stood at a staggering ₹2.9 lakh crore. Out of this, the BTC—home to more than 35 lakh people across 26 diverse communities—received barely ₹800 crore. This allocation is a fraction of what is needed to meaningfully address development gaps in such a vast and complex region. Yet, despite this shoestring budget, BTC Chief Pramod Boro has launched 43+ flagship programmes spanning education, healthcare, women empowerment, youth welfare, peace, rehabilitation, and infrastructure. These initiatives reflect vision, commitment, and resourcefulness, even when financial support from the state has been minimal.

If there is blame to be cast, it should first fall on the BJP’s own role in the Council. The party has seven Executive Members within the BTC. These individuals are not bystanders—they are part of the governing mechanism. Their inability to deliver on welfare promises is a collective failure, one that the Chief Minister himself must answer for. To attack the Council without acknowledging the inefficiency of his own party’s representatives is not just politically expedient—it is dishonest.

The truth is simple: the BTC has done more with less, while the state government has chosen to starve it of adequate funds. Instead of undermining the Council’s efforts, the Chief Minister should be asking why his own Executive Members have failed to contribute, and why a region of 35 lakh people is expected to thrive on such paltry allocations.

If development in Bodoland is lagging, the fault lies not in the Council’s intent but in the state government’s priorities and neglect. It is time the Chief Minister stopped pointing fingers outward and began holding his own house accountable.

BJP Assam Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) BJP Baksa District BJP Chirang District BJP Kokrajhar District Narendra Modi Amit Shah Pramod Boro Urkhao Gwra Brahma Raju Kumar Narzary Unofficial BTC Elections Biswajit Daimary Hagrama Mohilary Kansai Brahma United People's Party Liberal -UPPL

19/09/2025

Factsheet

19/09/2025

Good morning Bodoland

18/09/2025

Assam's ruling elites are working together to suppress Bodoland and violate our constitutional rights. Let us come together to defeat these forces once and for all.

18/09/2025

Under the leadership of Chief Executive Member (CEM) Pramod Boro, the BTR administration has embraced the concept of a "knowledge society," a framework where knowledge creation and dissemination drive economic and social advancement.

Once defined by unrest, BTR is now leading a new era of peace and progress through nine flagship educational missions.

18/09/2025

The Limits of Assam CM’s Political Magic in

As Assam gears up for the crucial Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections on 22 September, the limits of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s political playbook are being laid bare. For months, Sarma has relied on the same arsenal that has helped him consolidate power across Assam: aggressive campaigning, deployment of ministers to every district, and the well-oiled machinery of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yet, in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), these efforts are falling flat.

The ruling dispensation appears to underestimate the mood of the people. Despite a visible show of force—with cabinet colleagues and senior party leaders camping in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri—the ground remains stubbornly unmoved. Sarma’s desperate attempts to save face in a region where his political narrative has always been contested only reveal his vulnerability. The BTR electorate is not swayed by spectacles of power; they are looking for meaningful answers to decades-old questions of identity, coexistence, and development. The party which wants to dissolve the Sixth Scheduled, VCDCs, take away our lands and wants to rule the Council through remote control is not welcome. You're just an uninvited guest.

This is precisely where the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) has stolen a march. By laying the foundation of peaceful coexistence, championing inclusive growth, and offering a roadmap that accommodates the aspirations of 26 diverse communities, the UPPL has emerged as the natural custodian of Bodoland’s future. Its leadership has shifted the conversation from mere power games to people’s participation and dignity, ensuring that the voices of all ethnic groups are heard, not just the dominant few.

In contrast, both the BJP and the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) look jaded. Their political vocabulary is exhausted, their promises hollow. Neither party has been able to articulate a vision beyond transactional alliances and empty rhetoric. In the eyes of the people, these formations represent the politics of expediency, not of transformation. It is little surprise, then, that they are staring at the prospect of a massive defeat.

The BTC polls are more than just a regional contest; they are a referendum on who will shape Assam’s broader political landscape in the years to come. If the UPPL secures the resounding mandate that seems to be building, it will not merely consolidate control over the council. It will rewrite Assam’s political history by positioning itself as a decisive force in the 2026 state assembly elections—potentially as the kingmaker in Dispur.

In Bodoland, what matters is not the spectacle of power but the promise of peace, inclusivity, and genuine development. The people have seen through the desperate maneuvers of the BJP and its allies. They are ready to chart their own course—with the UPPL at the helm.

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17/09/2025

Remote Control Politics: A Dangerous Assault on Tribal Autonomy

The recent statement by Assam Cabinet Minister Kumar Dass—that the BJP intends to “run the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) by remote control”—is not just an offhand remark. It is a revealing declaration of a deeper and more troubling agenda: the centralization of power at the expense of tribal self-rule and constitutional protections. Such an approach undermines decades of struggle by indigenous communities for dignity, identity, and democratic participation. Bodoland will never surrender our political rights to the upper caste ruling elites of the state.

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, under which the BTR was formed, was designed to safeguard the rights, land, culture, and political autonomy of tribal communities. It was a hard-earned shield against historical marginalization, exploitation, and administrative indifference. The Sixth Schedule’s purpose is clear: it seeks to empower regional councils with legislative and administrative powers that reflect the aspirations and customs of the people living in those areas. Any attempt to dilute this framework—or to administer it from afar—amounts to subjugation, not governance.

Minister Dass’s words echo a colonial mindset dressed up in modern political rhetoric. “Remote control” governance implies distrust toward local leadership and communities, implying that tribal people are incapable of administering their own affairs. It dismisses grassroots governance, undermines elected bodies, and seeks to replace accountable local institutions with bureaucratic control. Such attitudes threaten to roll back constitutional safeguards and deepen alienation.

The implications are serious. BTR is not merely a geographical region—it is a symbol of resilience, cultural assertion, and negotiated federalism. Attempts to override local governance will not only spark unrest but also set a precedent for undermining other protected regions across India. It raises the specter of a majoritarian, centralized state apparatus that treats minority rights as dispensable in the face of political expediency.

True governance is built on partnership, not patronage. The political leadership must respect the spirit of the Sixth Schedule, engage with communities as equals, and strengthen local institutions rather than seeking to control them. If the BJP government is serious about development, peace, and stability in Assam, it must invest in empowerment rather than encroachment.

Minister Dass’s statement must be unequivocally condemned—not only by political opponents but by every citizen who values democracy, federalism, and constitutional morality. The tribal communities of Assam deserve respect, representation, and genuine self-governance—not a “remote control” administration that treats them as pawns in a larger political game.

In this moment, silence would be complicity. The time to speak up is now—for autonomy, for justice, and for the dignity of those whose rights are written into the very fabric of the Indian Constitution.

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17/09/2025

This is how Hagrama Mohilary treats his party workers

16/09/2025

No BJP Assam Pradesh No Bodoland People's Front - BPF.

16/09/2025

Truth revealed

BJP = BPF
BJP allay in Tripura campaigns for Bodoland People's Front - BPF.

16/09/2025

United People's Party Liberal to focus on five key areas: Maa, Maati, Jati, Siksha and Shanti

13/09/2025

Here comes Pramod Boro, charging forward on a tractor 🚜, ready to steamroll both the BJP Assam Pradesh and the Bodoland People's Front - BPF. With determination and grassroots strength, he’s set to challenge their dominance and reshape the political landscape in Bodoland.