Kokrajhar: The United Peoples' Party (UPP), the alliance partner of Congress, on Wednesday released its manifesto for the upcoming Assam Assembly election promising to bring all-round development in the Bodoland area.
UPP president U G Brahma released the manifesto here pledging development in the region encompassing all the sectors including infrastructure, health, education, agriculture, forest & eco-tourism, power and industry.
Congress on March 6 said it will contest the Assembly polls in an understanding with UPP in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD).
The UPP manifesto also promised to establish a Bodoland Bamboo Control and Development Centre, Textile Industry, Bodoland Tea Board, Indo-Bhutan Trade Centre in the BTAD area by encouraging trade and small industries.
Brahma said if voted to power, the Congress-UPP alliance government will lay maximum stress to form a corruption-free BTC administration dissolving the present Hagrama Mohilary-led BPF administration.
Steps would also be taken to resolve all political issues and problems of different Bodo groups to bring peace, unity and integrity in the region.
