HT Correspondent
DONGKAMUKAM, April 4: The Garos of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong under the banner of Karbi Anglong Garo Union (KAGU) held the 38th Annual General Conference at Indira Nagar Playground, West Karbi Anglong, held from April 2 to 3.
Attending the Open Session on the concluding day, the chief executive member (CEM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang thanked the Garo community for maintaining good relationships with other communities for decades and asked to continue to do so.
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The CEM said, “Whatever problem exists in the Garo community, it is my problem. I know their character, their traditional system and behaviour since I represent the Constituency (Bithung Rengthama) twice where the 2nd majority community is Garo, after Karbi.”
Asking for cooperation from the Garo tribe, he assured to protect the community wherever they live within Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong.
MP, Horensing Bey in his speech acknowledged that there were many Garo cadres in the disbanded insurgent organisation United Peoples Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) who lost their lives during the armed struggle for ‘Hemprek Kangthim’ (Separate State). The MP is a former insurgent leader.
He said the Garos deserved a seat from the proposed 44 seats when MoS is implemented in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong.
Earlier, the ad-hoc committee of KAGU was made full-fledged for a five-year term. The Union also submitted a memorandum to CEM of KAAC, Tuliram Ronghang urging him to convert Garo and Karbi villages into Revenue Village, appointment of qualified language teachers, Union Office building, protection of scattered Garo pocket villages of Karbi Anglong, etc.
The Reception Committee reported having registered 356 delegates from all over Karbi Anglong.
Join director of Tura Civil Hospital Meghalaya, Dr Brijitrani Marak, a classmate of the CEM of KAAC, Ronghang, MLA Rupsing Teron, deputy chairman of KAAC, Ritesh Enghee, executive members of KAAC and supporters were present at the conference.
