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The '''Plain Tribals Council of Assam''' is a [[political party]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Assam]].
The '''Plain Tribals Council of Assam''' is a [[political party]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Assam]] which began in the later half of the sixties.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-11 |title=Bodo hopes and minority rights |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/bodo-hopes-and-minority-rights/article5998693.ece |access-date=2025-06-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Boro |first1=Samarjit |last2=Pathak |first2=Jyotiraj |date=2018 |title=PTCA IN BODO POLITICS |url=https://ijsp.in/admin/mvc/upload/5I09_PTCA%20IN%20BODO%20POLITICS.pdf#:~:text=PTCA%20(Plains%20Tribal%20Council%20of%20Assam%20(,Bodos%20(%20Bodo%20community%20)%20in%20particular. |journal=Indian Journal of Social and Political Science |volume=05 |issue= |pages=39–42 |isbn=2455-2127}}</ref>


In 1966, the PTCA launched a militant agitation for a separate tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities state called 'Udayachal' under the leadership of [[Samar Brahma Chowdhury]]  and [[Charan Narzary]], President and General Secretary of PTCA respectively.
== PTCA is founded by Bhimbor Deori ==


In 1968 PTCA boycotted the  state Assembly Election on demand of re delimitation of the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste Reserved constituencies. Both the President and General secretary were arrested and jailed under PD Act. Few days after following the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste movement under PTCA the local Administration imposed the law of 144.
In 1967, the PTCA launched an agitation for a separate state<ref>{{Cite web | title=Politics {{!}} Will the Bodo accord bring peace to western Assam? | url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/politics-will-the-bodo-accord-bring-peace-to-western-assam-4907591.html | access-date=2025-08-25 | website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref> for the plains tribal communities of Assam state, to be called 'Udayachal', under the leadership of [[Samar Brahma Chowdhury]] and [[Charan Narzary]], President and General Secretary of PTCA respectively. Narzary died in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=2019-07-23 |title=Bodo movement leader Charan Narzary passes away at 87 |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/bodo-movement-leader-charan-narzary-passes-away-at-87.html |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=NorthEast Now |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In 1968 PTCA boycotted the  state Assembly Election on demand of re-delimitation of the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste Reserved constituencies. Both the PTCA President and General secretary were arrested and jailed under the Preventive Detention Act. Few days after following the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste movement under PTCA the local Administration imposed the law of 144.


Thousands of tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities gathered in a field of [[Bhatarmari]] village and the mass moved towards the administrative office to submit their appeal of demand to the District Commissioner. The police fires indiscriminately on the charge of violation of 144, hundred of the demonstrators had got bullet injuries, many of them admitted in [[Kokrajhar Govt. Hospital]]. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested and jailed on non bailable act.
Thousands of tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities gathered in a field of [[Bhatarmari]] village and the mass moved towards the administrative office to submit their appeal of demand to the District Commissioner. The police fires indiscriminately on the charge of violation of 144, hundred of the demonstrators had got bullet injuries, many of them admitted in [[Kokrajhar Govt. Hospital]]. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested and jailed on non bailable act.


The Central Government agreed to provide Autonomous Council against the demand of [[Udayachal]] statehood of PTCA. But PTCA rejected the offer of Autonomous Council and sustained to their demand for Udayachal statehood. It was a nonviolent democratic movement, the Government was trying to sabotage.
The Central Government agreed to provide Autonomous Council against the demand of [[Bodoland Territorial Region#Plains Tribals Council of Assam|Udayachal]] statehood of PTCA. But PTCA rejected the offer of Autonomous Council and sustained to their demand for Udayachal statehood. It was a nonviolent democratic movement, the Government was trying to sabotage.


The ideological  difference and  conflict was weakening the solidarity of PTCA movement for statehood. A section of members of PTCA broke way themselves and decided to go and fight with arms for the [[Udayachal]] statehood under the leadership of Binay Brahma. The Government remained indifferent and passive to the PTCA demand, tried to defuse by lingering and taking time.
The ideological  difference and  conflict was weakening the solidarity of PTCA movement for statehood. A section of members of PTCA broke way themselves and decided to go and fight with arms for the [[Udayachal]] statehood under the leadership of Binay Brahma. The Government remained indifferent and passive to the PTCA demand, tried to defuse by lingering and taking time.


In the meantime the [[All Bodo Students Union]] was emerging with a political aspiration to move for [[Bodoland]] statehood rejecting the PTCA's Udayachol statehood. The President and some leaders of PTCA were assassinated by the extremist group of the ABSU. The PTCA's movement for [[Udayachal]], a greater tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities land was rejected by the young generation of the [[Bodo people|Bodos]].
In the meantime the [[All Bodo Students Union]] was emerging with a political aspiration to move for [[Bodoland]] statehood rejecting the PTCA's Udayachol statehood. The President and some leaders of PTCA were assassinated by the extremist group of the ABSU. The PTCA's movement for [[Bodoland Territorial Region#Plains Tribals Council of Assam|Udayachal]], a greater tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities land was rejected by the young generation of the [[Bodo people|Bodos]].
 
The ABSU finally accepted the [[Autonomous Council of Bodoland]]. In the present political scenario [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]] is facing  a conflict with the non [[Bodo people|Bodo]] groups of  tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who also lives within the [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]]. The non [[Bodo people|Bodo]] tribes and Scheduled Caste feel they are second citizens of Bodoland. In true sense [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]] is for all the communities of both tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who live within the geographical jurisdiction of [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]].
 
The [[Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District Council]] (BTADC)is a democratically elected body for administration. The complexity among the various tribes and communities are politically created to sabotage the functioning of BTADC as well as the demand for [[Bodoland Territorial Region|Bodoland]] statehood. ABSU the non-political organisation of BTAD was founded by Upendranath Brahma in the year of 1967.
 
In 1978, PTCA candidate Samar Choudhury was elected from [[Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency]] in the [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Polling Booth: Election' 96: Assam/Kokrajhar |url=https://m.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/assam05.htm |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> while Panchanan Brahma was elected, also in a ST reserved seat from the neighbouring, Sidli Assembly constituency.


The ABSU finally accepted the [[Autonomous Council of Bodoland]]. In the present political scenario [[Bodoland]] is facing  a conflict with the non [[Bodo people|Bodo]] groups of  tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who also lives within the [[Bodoland]]. The non [[Bodo people|Bodo]] tribes and Scheduled Caste feel they are second citizens of Bodoland. In true sense [[Bodoland]] is for all the communities of both tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who live within the geographical jurisdiction of [[Bodoland]].
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Assembly
!Portrait
!MLAs
!Constituency
!Maps
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| rowspan="4" |[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1978.svg|thumb]]
|
|[[Samar Brahma Choudhury]]
|[[Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency|Kokrajhar East]]
|[[File:Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
|
|[[Panchanan Brahma]]
|[[Sidli Assembly constituency|Sidli]]
|[[File:Sidli Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
|
|[[Binoy Kumar Basumatary]]
|[[Udalguri Assembly constituency|Udalguri]]
|[[File:Udalguri Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
|
|[[Kamal Chandra Basumatari]]
|[[Barchalla Assembly constituency|Barchalla]]
|[[File:Barchalla Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| rowspan="3" |[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1983.svg|thumb]]
|
|[[Bimal Gayari]]
|[[Chapaguri Assembly constituency|Chapaguri]]  
|[[File:Chapaguri Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
|
|[[Alit Chandra Boro]]
|[[Barama Assembly constituency|Barama]]  
|[[File:Barama Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
|
|[[Binoy Kumar Basumatary]]
|[[Udalguri Assembly constituency|Udalguri]]  
|[[File:Udalguri Assembly constituency map.svg|thumb]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="3" |[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1985.svg|thumb]]
|
|[[Charan Narzary]]
|[[Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency|Kokrajhar East]]
|
|-
|
|[[Ganesh Bora]]
|[[Bijni Assembly constituency|Bijni]]
|
|-
|
|[[Janendra Basumatary]]
|[[Sidli Assembly constituency|Sidli]]
|
|}
== List of Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Ministers
!Ministries
!Chief Minister
!Ministry
|-
|[[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|[[Samar Brahma Choudhury]]
|
|[[Golap Borbora]]
|[[Borbora ministry|Borbora Ministry]]
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|
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|}


The [[Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District Council]] (BTADC)is a democratically elected body for administration. The complexity among the various tribes and communities are politically created to sabotage the functioning of BTADC as well as the demand for [[Bodoland]] statehood. ABSU the non-political organisation of BTAD was founded by Upendranath Brahma in the year of 1967
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 07:20, 4 January 2026


Plain Tribals Council of Assam
FounderBiruson Doley
Founded27 February 1967
ColoursBlue  

The Plain Tribals Council of Assam is a political party in the Indian state of Assam which began in the later half of the sixties.[1][2]

PTCA is founded by Bhimbor Deori[edit | edit source]

In 1967, the PTCA launched an agitation for a separate state[3] for the plains tribal communities of Assam state, to be called 'Udayachal', under the leadership of Samar Brahma Chowdhury and Charan Narzary, President and General Secretary of PTCA respectively. Narzary died in 2019.[4]

In 1968 PTCA boycotted the state Assembly Election on demand of re-delimitation of the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste Reserved constituencies. Both the PTCA President and General secretary were arrested and jailed under the Preventive Detention Act. Few days after following the Tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste movement under PTCA the local Administration imposed the law of 144.

Thousands of tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities gathered in a field of Bhatarmari village and the mass moved towards the administrative office to submit their appeal of demand to the District Commissioner. The police fires indiscriminately on the charge of violation of 144, hundred of the demonstrators had got bullet injuries, many of them admitted in Kokrajhar Govt. Hospital. Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested and jailed on non bailable act.

The Central Government agreed to provide Autonomous Council against the demand of Udayachal statehood of PTCA. But PTCA rejected the offer of Autonomous Council and sustained to their demand for Udayachal statehood. It was a nonviolent democratic movement, the Government was trying to sabotage.

The ideological difference and conflict was weakening the solidarity of PTCA movement for statehood. A section of members of PTCA broke way themselves and decided to go and fight with arms for the Udayachal statehood under the leadership of Binay Brahma. The Government remained indifferent and passive to the PTCA demand, tried to defuse by lingering and taking time.

In the meantime the All Bodo Students Union was emerging with a political aspiration to move for Bodoland statehood rejecting the PTCA's Udayachol statehood. The President and some leaders of PTCA were assassinated by the extremist group of the ABSU. The PTCA's movement for Udayachal, a greater tribal and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities land was rejected by the young generation of the Bodos.

The ABSU finally accepted the Autonomous Council of Bodoland. In the present political scenario Bodoland is facing a conflict with the non Bodo groups of tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who also lives within the Bodoland. The non Bodo tribes and Scheduled Caste feel they are second citizens of Bodoland. In true sense Bodoland is for all the communities of both tribes and indigenous Scheduled Caste communities who live within the geographical jurisdiction of Bodoland.

The Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District Council (BTADC)is a democratically elected body for administration. The complexity among the various tribes and communities are politically created to sabotage the functioning of BTADC as well as the demand for Bodoland statehood. ABSU the non-political organisation of BTAD was founded by Upendranath Brahma in the year of 1967.

In 1978, PTCA candidate Samar Choudhury was elected from Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency in the 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election[5] while Panchanan Brahma was elected, also in a ST reserved seat from the neighbouring, Sidli Assembly constituency.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Year Assembly Portrait MLAs Constituency Maps
1978
Samar Brahma Choudhury Kokrajhar East
Panchanan Brahma Sidli
Binoy Kumar Basumatary Udalguri
Kamal Chandra Basumatari Barchalla
1983
Bimal Gayari Chapaguri
Alit Chandra Boro Barama
Binoy Kumar Basumatary Udalguri
1985
Charan Narzary Kokrajhar East
Ganesh Bora Bijni
Janendra Basumatary Sidli

List of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Year Ministers Ministries Chief Minister Ministry
1978 Samar Brahma Choudhury Golap Borbora Borbora Ministry

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Bodo hopes and minority rights". The Hindu. 11 May 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Boro, Samarjit; Pathak, Jyotiraj (2018). "PTCA IN BODO POLITICS" (PDF). Indian Journal of Social and Political Science. 05: 39–42. ISBN 2455-2127. {{cite journal}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  3. ↑ "Politics | Will the Bodo accord bring peace to western Assam?". www.moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  4. ↑ NEWS, NE NOW (23 July 2019). "Bodo movement leader Charan Narzary passes away at 87". NorthEast Now. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rediff On The NeT: Polling Booth: Election' 96: Assam/Kokrajhar". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
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