Where was the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) recently addressed by the Union Home Minister? 

The Correct Answer is Kokrajhar.

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• Recently, the Union Home Minister addressed the 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) in Kokrajhar, Assam, where he highlighted the success of the Bodo Peace Accord.

Key Points

• The 57th annual conference of the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) was addressed by the Union Home Minister in Kokrajhar, Assam.
• The Bodo Movement led to demands for a separate Bodoland in the 1980s, driven by feelings of marginalization and violence from groups like the NDFB and BLT.
• Previous attempts to resolve the issue include the Bodo Accord (1993), which created the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC), and the 2003 Accord, which formed the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
• The Bodo Peace Accord (2020) sought to bring peace to the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) by:
  • Renaming BTC to BTR with greater autonomy.
  • Excluding non-Bodo villages from the BTR.
  • Expanding BTC’s powers under the Sixth Schedule.
  • Recognizing Bodo as an associate official language of Assam.