HT Correspondent
BOKAJAN, April 15: With the demand of scheduled tribe status for Adivasis living in the state, the Bharat Adivasi Party will support the Congress candidate Joyram Engleng in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Interacting with the media Bobo Basti in karbi Anglong on Sunday the president of Bharat Adivasi Party, Sahil Munda said BJP has adopted a lacklustre attitude towards them. Although the Adivasi Welfare Council has been sanctioned, it has not been properly implemented.
In the Lok Sabha electionBharat Adivasi Party will support INDIA Allianc. In Karbi Anglong the candidate of INDIA Alliance is Congress candidate Joyram Engleng.
In the next general election Bharat Adivasi Party will place a candidate of their own, Munda said.