Guwahati, June 24 -- The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), a key signatory to the nationally acclaimed Bodo Peace Accord signed on January 27, 2020, has urged the Central and Assam governments to expedite its implementation, warning that continued delays could lead to renewed agitation and "re-determination of the line toward Freedom of Development."

In a statement issued by ABSU President Kwrwmdao Wary and General Secretary Khanindra Basumatary, ABSU said the third Bodo Accord, signed between the Government of India, the Government of Assam, ABSU, four factions of the NDFB, and the UBPO, is now "6 years, 4 months and 28 days" old as of the date, while several of its core provisions remain unimplemented.

Reiterating the long-standing aspi...