[FriendsofAssamNE] Dhola-Sadiya bridge should be named after Bhupen da

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PPFA advocates Dhola-Sadiya bridge  to be named after Bhupen HazarikaGuwahati: 
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) advocatesthe Dhola-Sadiya bridge over 
Lohit, a major tributary of Brahmaputra river, tobe named after Dr Bhupen 
Hazarika.  The9.16 km bridge, connecting Assam with Arunachal Pradesh, is 
scheduled to beinaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May.Termed as 
India’s longest bridge, constructed with rupees 950 crore budget, is expected 
to change the lives of thousands familiesin northeast India. Moreover, it is 
understood to fulfill a vital requirementin terms of India’s  defence 
perspectiveas it is only 100 km away from the McMahon Line separating India 
with Tibet(now occupied by China).The locality in southern Arunachal was also 
occupied by theaggressive Chinese forces along with few areas of Assam in 1962 
Indo-China warbefore they were chased away by New Delhi with the help of the 
then nuclearpower America’s inherent support.“Dr  Hazarika visitedthe Kameng 
locality soon after the Chinese aggression and created his eternalsong ‘Aji 
Kameng Simanta Dekhilo-----’ to pay homage to the soldiers whosacrificed their 
lives in the war. The legendary musician with an immortalvoice also proposed 
for an energetic and watchful force at the border withChina,” said a statement 
issued by PPFA.The forum also argued that Bhupen da (as millions of Dr  
Hazarika’s fans prefer to call him) was bornat Sadiya and he made the first 
film titled ‘Meri Dharam Meri Maa’ of thefrontier State. The cultural icon can 
be identified as a man of assimilationwho connected various big & small 
communities of the region like a goldenthread.The PPFA urged both the 
governments at Dispur and New Delhito review various aspects while naming the 
bridge in far eastern part of thecountry and finally appealed to the people of 
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh tocome out with an aim to take the opportunity to 
honour a legend of our time.Endorsed by Rupam Barua, Natwar Thakkar, Nava 
Thakuria,  Jagadinra Raichoudhury, Pramod Kalita, AnupSarma, Zakir Hussain, 
Pradip Kumar Sarma, Nayan Jyoti Baruah, Hiranya KumarBarman, Sabyasachi Sharma, 
Digonta Buragohain, Utpal Mena, Bhuban Saikia, RaselHussain, Kabita Bharali 
Moni, Dayal Krishna Nath, Anjana Dutta,  Ranjita Rabha, Purabi Baruah, Hemanta 
Nath,Partha Sarathi Das, Gargi Talukdar, Sampriti Saikia, Indranil Kalita, 
MonalisaMahanta, Upananda Kataki, Tarali Chakrabarty, Azlina Khanam, Ghameswar 
Kalita,Samya Bharadwaj, Barnali Kalita etc