Guwahati, Sept. 15 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday asserted that a BJP government in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is indispensable to sustain the peace, brotherhood and stability that has taken root in the area in recent years.

Addressing a rally at Fatemabad Tea Estate under Salbari constituency in Baksa district, Sonowal said the BTR has witnessed a complete transformation from an era of unrest and fratricidal clashes to one of unity, peace and development due to the decisive interventions of the Centre and the state government led by the BJP.

"Earlier, the very mention of Bodoland evoked fear, unrest and insecurity. People suffered for decades because of conflict and ne...