Guwahati: The chief minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the political landscape in the Bodo Territorial Region (BTR) will remain unchanged.
This was the chief minister of Assam’s reaction to BJP national president JP Nadda’s letter from BPF leader Hagrama Mohilary.
In his letter, Mohilary suggested that his party rejoin the NDA and that if the political environment permitted it, he would “not hesitate to head the BTC as chief executive council member again.”
However, the Assam Chief Minister asserted that it was unlikely to occur because UPPL was a close political ally of the BJP in the state.
“UPPL is our ally. We also have a good relationship with BPF because of its anti-Congress stand. BPF is our ally in the legislative assembly, but as of now we do not have any political alliance with this party,” CM Sarma said.
He added, “If Hagrama Mohilary has met BJP’s central leaders in New Delhi, I have nothing to say. UPPL is our political ally and not BPF. This is the position as of today and I don’t see any immediate change in this position.”
Three different letters written by Mohilary to JP Nadda, PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah, which surfaced on Thursday and asked for control of the autonomous council in exchange for supporting the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sparked a political uproar in the BTR.
In his letter to Amit Shah, he wrote, “I see no differences or contradictions between the ideology and objectives of BJP and BPF. I have full confidence in your leadership. Given the opportunity, I would like to seek to strengthen our political partnership by working together again.”
It should be noted that Mohilary was deposed two years ago by the BJP-UPPL coalition.