HT Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Dec 1: The Asom Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRASU) has criticised the BJP-AGP government’s statement in the Assembly on November 29 regarding the proposal to grant Scheduled Tribe status to six communities, including the Koch Rajbongshi.
Addressing a press meet, AKRASU Upper and Middle Assam secretary Sankar Dutta said the announcement was nothing more than a “lollipop” and not a genuine solution to the community’s long-standing demand. He asserted that the union would never accept any division of the community into plains, valley or hills categories.
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Dutta alleged that the proposal on ST status was not given due importance in the Assembly session and accused the state government of pursuing a divisive policy. He warned that the community would respond “in ample measure” in the next general elections.
