Total bandh imposed in Assam over separate statehood demand
A 12-hour total bandh affecting 4 districts in Assam was imposed on Monday by Bodo groups demanding a separate state of Bodoland. Protesters alleged that no concrete steps have been taken towards creating Bodoland despite the assurance given by PM Narendra Modi during the 2014 general elections. They had blocked the state's national highways in a similar agitation last month.