National Democratic Front of Bodoland
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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is an armed opposition group that seeks to obtain a sovereign Bodoland for the Bodo people in Assam. The founder of the organization, Ransaigra Nabla Daimari alias Ranjan Daimari, continues to lead the organization.
It is listed terrorist organization[1], and the Government of India is currently negotiating a peace settlement with it.
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[edit] Beginning
The organization came into being on October 3, 1986, in Odla Khasibari village close to Udalguri. It was originally called Bodo Security Force (BSF)[citations needed] and changed its name to the present one in 1993.
This organization is often confused with the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers Force, which has since joined the political mainstream. The flag of the NDFB is green with a yellow star on red background on the corner.
[edit] Objective
This organisation fights to get a sovereign Bodoland north of the Brahmaputra River. It was very active during the 1990s. It consists of around 1,000 fighters. The NDFB is allied with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (IM) and illegally occupies terrorist training camps in the South of Bhutan. In December 2003, the government of Bhutan and the Indian Army launched joint operations to destroy these terrorist camps operated in Bhutanese territory by ULFA and NDFB. They also were implicated in the assassination of Bineshwar Brahma, a prominent Hindu activist in Bodoland opposed to the writing of the Bodo language in Roman script.
[edit] Ceasefire
Under an agreement on May 24, 2005 with the Government of India and the NDFB has been maintaining a ceasefire since June 1, 2005. The ceasefire is expected to lead to talks between the armed group and state agencies and ultimately to a complete halt in armed conflicts.
