Assam Assembly: Bodo becomes associate official language of Assam
The State Assembly on Wednesday declared Bodo as an associate official language of Assam by passing the Assam official Language Amendment Bill .
| 30 Dec 2020 11:14 AM GMT
Guwahati: The Assam Assembly today declared Bodo as the associate official language of the state. The declaration comes after the Assembly passed the Assam Official Language Amendment Bill on the third day of its three-day winter session.
As per reports, the Amendment Bill was introduced on the floor of the Assembly on December 28 by Assam Parliamentary affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Earlier on December 22, the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal-led Assam Cabinet sat in a meeting and decided to approve the bill in the Assembly session.