Koch Rajbongshis demand ST status

The Bhergaon regional unit of All Assam Koch Rajbongshi Sanmilani (AAKRS) along with its activists of Koch Rajbongshi Mahila Sanmilani and Koch Rajbongshi Yuva Chatra Sanmilani on Monday slammed the Union government for delaying inclusion of the Koch-Rajbongshis in the list of Scheduled Tribes (plains) for over a decade now. The activists staged a 3 hour sit in demonstration in front of SDO (C) office Bhergaon from 11 am to 2 pm.

The activists submitted a memorandum to Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram,Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal though the office of S.D.O Bhergaon. The activists raising slogans No ST no rest,We want ST,ST is our legal demand expressed great hopes in the present state and central government in matter of inclusion of the  Koch Rajbongshi community in ST list.