Supporting the Assam government for banning the consumption of beef in restaurants, and public places, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Darrang- Udalguri, Assam, Dilip Saikia on Wednesday said that this decision has no communal angle but has been made in favour of the Sanatana culture of India
Referring to the historic occasion in his election rally at Nalbari Assam, the Prime Minister raised 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan and said, "There is a new atmosphere in the entire country, and this birthday of Lord Ram has come after 500 years, when he got the privilege of celebrating his birth
Pramod Boro's party, UPPL, largely limited to the Bodoland Territorial Council area, is contesting in just one (Kokrajhar) out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam. The party has influence in two other Lok Sabha seats, Darrang-Udalguri and Sonitpur, which have sizable Bodo voters.