Setback for Promod Boro-led BTC; Gauhati High Court orders status quo
The next date of hearing of the case has been fixed for December 22. Bodoland People s Front s chief Hagrama Mohilary had filed the writ petition
| 18 Dec 2020 1:45 PM GMT
Guwahati: In a major development that might act as a legal spanner for the just-formed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), a bench of the Gauhati High Court has asked BTC (formed just three days ago) to maintain status quo. This was in response to a writ petition filed by former BTC Chief Executive Member and BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary. The petition has stated that the Chief Executive Member and other elected members have been appointed in violation of Constitutional provisions.
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Newly-elected BTC member accused in a minor s rape case
Ghanashyam Das, a GSP member recently elected to BTC, was arrested on various charges last year including a minor s rape case.
| 17 Dec 2020 5:12 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: A newly-elected member of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) hailing from the ruling Gana Surkasha Party (GSP) was found guilty in a minor s rape case last year. Reports have it that Ghanashyam Das was registered on grounds of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and even arrested, although he was released on bail after a few months.
Ghanashyam Das was sworn-in on Tuesday as an executive member of the Council and had won the contest from the Dihira seat. As the reports came to light, Child Rights Activist and the media have been trying to reach Das although he remains holed up in a Guwahati hotel.
The ruling BJP in Assam almost turned the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bodoland Territorial Council members in Kokrajhar on Tuesday into a campaign for the 2021 Assembly polls.
The ruling party, which emerged as the kingmaker in the recent BTC polls by ending Bodoland People’s Front’s 17-year reign, still seemed to be in poll mode, which was evident from the speeches of cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Apart from urging the people to support the newly appointed BTC chief Pramod Boro, the two leaders slipped in what the state government intended to do in the next few months for the welfare of the people living in the council area.
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