the Accord was signed all doubts were cleared.

People were apprehensive that Bodoland would be given but after signing of the Accord people of Assam were satisfied, he said.

He said that all Bodo groups have now come over ground. He said that around 4000 people have lost their lives during the Bodo movement.

The Prime Minister also said that the Bru-Reang Agreement signed by the Government of India and Governments of Mizoram, Tripura, will provide relief and succour to over 35,000 Bru-Reang refugees.

The surrendering of over 85 cadres of the NLFT in Tripura stand testimony to the continued commitment and vision for the overall development and peace of the North East.

Modi said that his government has given top priority to development of the North East. The earlier governments did notgive much importance to development of the North East, he observed.

Meanwhile, official sources today confirmed that Modi shall be visiting Kokrajhar to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo Agreement on February 7.

More than 4,00,000 people are expected to attend the programme. A cultural programme of ethnic groups of Assam is being organised by the State Government, to showcase the diversity of the State.

The Prime Minister will address the gathering to hail the historic Bodo Agreement signed in January this year, by including the leading stakeholders under one framework.

In a tweet from his personal handle the Prime Minister termed the day as a very special day for India and that the accord, will lead to transformative results for Bodo people, ushering in a new dawn