ABSU bandh partial

GUWAHATI, July 20 - The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC)-sponsored 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday failed to evoke any response except in the Bodo-dominated pockets of the northern bank of river Brahmaputra. According to police, there was no report of any untoward incident. Railway services were normal and all long-distance trains left Guwahati. The bandh was jointly called by ABSU and BPAC to protest the alleged human right violations against the Bodo people. (UNI ; The Assam Tribune; Guwahati; July 21, 1999)