PM Modi In Assam's Kokrajhar Today To Celebrate Signing Of Bodo Agreement

This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi since the state has been witnessing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam's Kokrajhar today to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo agreement. The Prime Minister will address a rally in Bodo-dominated Kokrajhar town. In a tweet yesterday, Modi had said that the accord marks the start of "a new era of peace and progress".

Tomorrow, I look forward to being in Assam. I will be in Kokrajhar to address a public meeting.

We will mark the successful signing of the Bodo Accord, which brings to an end a problem that had been persisting for decades. It marks the start of a new era of peace and progress. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 6, 2020

This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi since the state has been witnessing anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests.

Assam: People from Bodo community in their traditional attire, gather in Kokrajhar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting today. #BodoPeaceAccord https://t.co/8sFMtnx7x0 pic.twitter.com/gheC4ktq1a

— ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020

The visit comes days after the state government signed a tripartite agreement with representatives of all factions of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi.

Assam: Posters welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up in Kokrajhar, where he will address a public meeting today, at an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo Agreement. #BodoPeaceAccord pic.twitter.com/6sQIameBID

— ANI (@ANI) February 7, 2020

The signing of the Bodo agreement led to the surrender of over 1,500 militants of the major insurgent group NDFB. The Bodo groups have been demanding a separate state of Bodoland for the last 50 years. The movement has resulted in extensive violence and loss of hundreds of lives over the years.