KOKRAJHAR,MAY 12: Chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial and (BTR) and UPPL president, Pramod Boro paid homage to martyr Gaide-Helena(Gaide Basumatary & Helena Basumatary) on their death anniversary being observed today at Gaide-Helena tomb, Soraibil in Kokrajhar district.
Notably, Gaide Basumatary and Helena Basumatary,who sacrificed their lives for the caused of Bodoland movement on 12th May ( 1988 ) and since then Bodo community has been observing the death anniversary every year on 12th May.
Both were regarded as first Bodo women martyr amongst the Bodo society during the Bodoland movement.
Boro while remembering the contributions of martyr Gaide-Helena, on their death day, said that the Bodo community will keep alive of ideology and sacrifice of Gaide-Helena during the Bodoland movement.
