BTC Accord Day: The BPF has celebrated the 23rd BTC Accord Day Today on 10 February 2025 at Bodoland Martyrs Cemetery, Debargaon, Kokrajhar. The program was organized by the Kokrajhar District Committee BPF.
What is BTC Accord Day
BTC Accord Day is celebrated annually on February 10 in Bodoland, Assam, since 2003. On February 10, 2003, a new Bodo Accord also known as the second peace accord was signed by the Bodoland Liberation Tigers (BLT), the central government, and the Assam government, establishing the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). This new accord led to formation of 3 new districts (Chirang, Baksa, Udalguri) along with the existing district (Kokrajhar), These 4 districts were a part of BTAD.
NOTE: The Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) is now known as the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) region after the third bodo peace accord signed in 2020. The BTR has now 5 districts (Chirang, Baksa, Udalguri, Kokrajhar and Tamulpur).
Bodoland was formed with the mission of promoting development in several key areas, including the economy, education, land rights, linguistic aspirations, and the socio-cultural and ethnic identity of the Bodos. Above all, it aimed to accelerate infrastructure development within the Bodoland region. The council began functioning on December 7, 2003, with the provisional appointment of its 12 members.
After the Council Election on 13 May 2005 and subsequent bye-election in November 2005, the 40-member Legislative Council has been formed to look after the development works in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. The Governor of Assam nominates the remaining six members from the unrepresented Communities. Thus, there are altogether 46 members of the council, representing all communities of the BTC Area known as Members of the Council Legislative Assembly (MCLA).
BTC Accord Day 2025
On February 10, 2025, the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) commemorated the 23rd BTC Accord Day with a heartfelt celebration. The President and former Chief Executive Member of BPF, Hagrama Mohilary, paid floral tributes and garlanded the statue of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma
On the occasion of BTC Accord Day, a program was held at the Bodoland Martyrs Cemetery in Debargaon, with strong public participation. It was a heartfelt event dedicated to honoring the Bodos who lost their lives while fighting for the people and the establishment of Bodoland.
Hagrama Mohilary has proudly shared his feelings with the people of Bodoland about what it means to celebrate BTC Accord Day through a social media platform facebook.
Check out the speech of Hagrama Mohilary in the time of BTC accord 2003.
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1. When is the BTC Accord Day Celebrated?
The BTC Accord is celebrated annually on February 10th by the people of Bodoland. This historic peace agreement, signed in 2003, paved the way for the creation of the new Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) (BTAD currently now BTR).