Itanagar:Members from Nyishi Elite Society (NES), East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organisation (EKSWCO), All Nyishi Youth Asso-ciation (ANYA) and All Bodo students’ Union (AB-SU) came together to ple-dge peace and amity in the border areas with Assam.
NES President Bengia Tolum was invited as the chief guest this year to the conference who came along with a team led by Chairman EKSWCO, Khya Safar Pao, President ANYA Biri Kakum and members of Nyishi Nyem Acham.
On Sunday’s meet was held to commemorate the peace committee formed in 2002 consisting of members from both communities to maintain social harmony and peaceful co-existence and hold peace talks alongside the border.
The Nyishi and Bodo community leaders advo-cated the need to uphold brotherhood and communal harmony by fostering the age-old ties. Thousands of visitors and participants went to the meet that was also aimed at promoting cultural exchange. Hundreds of volunteers stood guard to welcome the visitors with colourful flags.
The three day confere-nce, having concluded on Sunday, called for ‘Total revolution for total change’ alongside the Arunachal-Assam border and conduc-ted a national level seminars that discussed issues rela-ted to education, socio-eco-nomic problems and land rights. While applauding the ABSU for organising the conference Tolum said, “Individual peace comes from overall peace in the society.” He further sugges-ted ABSU to set up a coordinating body to help both communities at times of crisis and not just confi-ned to peace talks. Preside-nt ABSU, Promod Boro chaired the conference and welcomed the delegates from Arunachal with friendliness. (PTI)
