Assam News | Massive Unrest In Kokrajhar As Tribal Students Break Into BTC Secretariat

In a major and unprecedented development in Assam, thousands of tribal students and youth in the Bodoland region — dominated by the Bodo tribe, the largest tribal group in the state — stormed the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Secretariat after a massive rally opposing the state government’s move to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six additional communities. Protesters allegedly ransacked parts of the BTC Secretariat. The march began at Bodoland University and moved toward the BTC Secretariat in Kokrajhar, where tensions escalated as students accused the government of undermining Bodo rights and diluting their political, educational, and economic safeguards.