A new political platform, Tiwa Jatiya Mancha, was formed ahead of the upcoming Tiwa Autonomous Council election.
The 25-member platform was constituted at a meeting held at the district library. Shubhen Bordoloi was appointed president, while All Tiwa Students' Union adviser Deepak Amsong was named general secretary.
The platform said it would contest the council election. It demanded delimitation of constituencies before the polls by including 113 villages and 19 newly notified villages.
It also demanded preparation of a correct electoral roll after the delimitation exercise.
A platform leader alleged corruption and irregularities in development works during the tenure of former council chief executive member Ramakanta Deuri. The allegations could not be independently verified. The leader also raised questions over the Rs 45 crore budget allocation for development works.
The platform said it planned to expand its organisational activities to the panchayat level after the council election.
