The National Democratice Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
The National Democratice Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was formed in 1988. The original name of the group was the Bodo Security Force (BSF). The NDFB is led by its chairman, Ranjan Daimary, also known as D. R. Nabla. The group was formed to attain a "sovereign Bodoland" in the region to the north of river Brahmaputra. In addition the group protests the current script of the Bodo language written in the Devnagri script. The NDFB is primarly comprised of Christians who prefer the Roman script. NDFB have committed scores of incidents of mindless violence like murders, bomb explosions, kidnapping for ransom etc. which have had a serious bearing on the law and order situation of the state. According to the Union Home Ministry's 1996-97 report, a total of 201 persons were killed in Assam between April 1996 and March 1997, 174 which were attributed to the NDFB.
The region north and north-west of the Brahmaputra river is main area of operation of the NDFB. The NDFB is active in Assam's Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Darrang, Barpeta, Dhubri, Nalbari and Sonitpur districts. The Manas National Park which crosses the Bhutan border is used by the group as a sanctionary, allowing the NDFB to cross the border into Bhutan.
The group is estimated to have 3500 members,mainly based in the Myanmar and and Bhutan regions, led by The NDFB 'chairman', Ranjan Daimary or "D R Nabla."
NDFB receives its funding through the "Bhutanese diplomatic bag" to their leadership located in Southeast Asian capitals. The Chin National Liberation Army (CNLA), a militant outfit of Myanmar, is responsible for supplying arms and ammunition to the NDFB.
