21/04/2026
On the introduction and debate around the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, UPPL appeals to the Government of India, all political parties, constitutional experts,
and the people of the country to recognise that :
✅Bodoland, Assam and the Northeast require a special democratic framework within the national constitutional process.
✅Delimitation must correct historical under-representation in the Northeast.
✅Population alone cannot be the sole criterion for the Northeast.
✅Existing constitutional and accord-based safeguards for BTC must be respected.
✅Women's representation must empower women participation, expand democratic space, and enhance the Northeast's voice.
✅The spirit of enhanced autonomy of the Sixth Schedule Councils must be respected, and Sixth Schedule Councils must receive central consideration in any restructuring of representation.
✅Bodoland’s concerns arising from the Bodo Peace Accord, 2020 must also be addressed
This landmark constitutional reform must become a tool for inclusion, justice, peace and balanced federalism. India's democracy will be stronger when the Northeast is fully counted and heard.
