The Barak Democratic Front (BDF) has called for a 12-hour Barak Bandh on June 30 in response to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) proposed redistricting of Assam’s Legislative and Parliamentary constituencies. BDF chief convener Pradip Dutta Roy announced the call for a bandh, which he claims is vital to safeguard the socio-political future of southern Assam districts. The proposed delimitation plan has received significant backlash from political and social platforms throughout the Barak Valley.
Dutta Roy explained in a media briefing that the BDF’s decision to call for a 12-hour bandh stems from BJP’s protests about two assembly seats’ removal from the Barak Valley and the reservation of the Silchar Lok Sabha seat. He stated that the draft plan would have disastrous consequences for the region’s residents and therefore it needs to be protested. Dutta Roy shared the same sentiment as BJP, and through the bandh, he hopes to raise widespread awareness about the situation. Residents of Barak Valley cannot make individual complaints to the ECI regarding the draft plan, so they are relying on the bandh and the BDF’s objection filing to voice their discontent.
The bandh’s primary objective is to demonstrate widespread contempt for the draft plan’s delimitation proposal. BDF aims to file an objection against the delimitation proposal with the ECI under the leadership of its principal convener.
In conclusion, the BDF’s call for a 12-hour Barak Bandh on June 30 has caused significant commotion in southern Assam districts, with various political and social platforms responding to the plan’s potential consequences. There is hope that the bandh will generate more awareness about the situation and urge the ECI to reconsider this plan.
