In an unverified image, Benjamin Basumatary, Village Council Development Committee member of UPPL, is seen sleeping on a bed wearing only a traditional towel with a heap of Rs 500 denomination notes.
Benjamin Basumatary, chairman of the Village Council Development Committee in Bhairaguri in Udalgiri district, is seensleeping on a bed that has Rs 500 notes strewn across it. Some notes are seen scattered on him too.
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The leader is accused in a massive corruption case linked to the housing scheme and the rural jobs scheme. He was associated with the Bodoland-based United People s Party Liberal (UPPL). UPPL is an ally of BJP in Assam and is running the sixth schedule council of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).