Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said recognised languages would include Bodo or Bengali or any other tribal language of the state, and also Hindi as many people in Assam speak it.
Within two months, the Ahoms under the leadership of Lachit Barphukan whose policy was either to do or die succeeded in recovering the lost possessions and the lost glory and prestige of the
Government signposts and hoardings in the Barak valley where more than 3.6 million people live have since the 1960s been tri-lingual, including in Bengali, which is the predominant language in the region.
A state government hoarding written in Assamese has been found smeared with black ink in the Bengali-majority Barak valley area of Assam triggering criticism from some parties. The incident, which took place at Silchar in Cachar district on Sunday, was allegedly carried out by members of two organisations demanding the use of Bengali in place of Assamese in the Barak valley