HT Bureau
DIPHU, April 13: The new elected president of Karbi Students Association (KSA – Inglongpho) Budho Terang and general secretary Barnabas Killing were administered the oath of office and were immediately handed over charge for the two year term of 2025 to 2027. The previous KSA president was Mirjeng Kro and general secretary was George Timung. The oath taking ceremony was held here at the conference hall of the KSA Central Executive Committee (KSA-CEC) office, Rongthe-ang on Sunday.
Both Terang and Killing were elected as president and general secretary respectively, during the 52nd KSA annual general conference held on April 4 to 6 at Rongkangtui Aklam, Tekelangjun. The president Terang was vice president and earlier he was the general secretary, while Killing was the external affairs secretary in the KSA –CEC.
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The oath of office was administered by the former general secretary, KSA, Tarzan Hanse, which was witnessed by former KSA leaders and members of various social organisations including former KSA general secretary Ajit Timung, former vice president Sing Timung and former president Bijoy Bey and adviser Philip Taro, president Karbi So-arlo Amei (KARSA) Bina Terangpi and secretary Kareng Engtipi; Karbi Lammet Amei general secretary Liladhar Teron and president Karbi Anglong Women Justice Forum Beaulet Beypi.
The new president Terang after taking charge said the KSA will focus on three main issues i.e. to support and strengthen the Autonomous State movement with like-minded organisations, betterment of education and the cause of student community.
“During my tenure as president the KSA will strive on main three purposes i.e. to support and strengthen the Autonomous State movement by involving like-minded organisations, improvement of the education system in the district and solving the problems of the student’s community. There are other things like inter-district and inter-state border issues, influx, economic opportunities, unemployment problem and many more. But we are stressing on the three main points that have been stated earlier,” Terang said.
Terang also informed other posts and executive members will be inducted later at the CEC meeting to be held in a few days.
It may be mentioned that the KSA was formed on July 21, 1959. Since then, the Karbi student body has been a platform from which Karbi leaders have emerged.
