National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB)

WHY IN NEWS?

The last faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) in Assam has called a truce.

ABOUT NDFB

• The National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) is an armed separatist outfit which seeks to obtain a sovereign Boroland/Bodoland for the Bodo people.
• It is designated as a terrorist organisation by the Government of India.
• NDFB traces its origin to Bodo Security Force, a militant group formed in 1986. The current name was adopted in 1994, after the group rejected Bodo Accord signed between the Government of India and ABSU-BPAC (Bodo Peoples' Action Committee).
• The group has carried out several attacks in Assam, targeting non-Bodo civilians as well as the security forces.
• NDFB has three factions as it split over the years due to difference in opinion – NDFB(P) [Progressive], NDFB(R) and NDFB(S).
• The NDFB-S is the third and last faction of the outfit that was formed more than three decades ago for establishing a sovereign homeland for the Bodos — the largest plains tribe in the Northeast.
• The Central and Assam governments and the NDFB’s Saoraigwra faction, or NDFB-S, have now signed a tripartite agreement in New Delhi for the cessation of operations.

Prelims Question

Q. The banned outfit National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) is based in which state?
a. Manipur
b. Tripura
c. Meghalaya
d. Assam

Answer to the Prelims Question