Skip to content Skip to navigation

Gorkhas demand ST status

Hundreds of Gorkha peoples from four districts of BTAD region throng to participate in a three-hour sit-in-demonstration agitation programme on Monday at DRDA parking ground near DC office demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, recognition of Original Inhabitant (OI) status in NRC, nominate members from Gorka community in BTC council.

Agitators with banner,placards,fetoone participated the demonstration and shouted slogans demanding early granting ST status,OI status in NRC update, which was organized by Assam Gorka Sammelan, BTAD regional committee. The agitators voice sky wave with shoutings-‘No ST No Rest’, Gorkhas should be regarded as OI citizens in Assam nominate a member from Gorkha community in BTC council. The Sammelan submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister through Deputy Commissioner, Kokrajhar seeking early ST status to Gorkha community in Assam. The Sammelan warn to take vigorous mass agitation if their demands are not meet as early in coming days.

Laksmhi Sedai,president of the Sammelan told that the Grokahs are indigenous peoples of the state with own culture, identity and language because Gorkhas have been dwelling peacefully in Assam since time of immemorial as defense personnel, a few government officials and academicians, cattle breeders etc in all spheres of Assam. He has demanded the Gorkhas should get early ST status to meet healthy development I the state. He expressed serious concern over tactically non granting OI status to Gorkha community in NRC update in Assam, besides keeping community on confusion with marking non-original inhabitants.

He has put demand of OI status for Gorkha community while filling NRC update. He has also demanded a member should be nominated from Gorkha community in BTC council to represent community with development aspects.

“We started our agitation from Kokrajhar to the cause of ST status, OI in NRC update, nomination of a member from Gorkha in BTC council. We put demands to the higher authority and government to meet early fulfillment,other wise mass agitation will be initiated in days to coming. Government deprived Gorkha community from all fronts of development as well ST status since long years back. The government should take stern measure to fulfill community’s issues and aspects”,Sedai said.

Comments

Rup Subedi's picture

It is my pride, to read the above article which is appreciated. Gorkhas are the key element for peace and prosperity of the soil. Even though, they are still struggling for their identification and their own home land. Each Gorkha has to be motivated, through a spirit of friendship and mutual understanding among themselves and communities around. In addition, walk together and work together to reach to great destination with a fruitful result. I would say, peace does whatever we want. So much thanks to my dear brothers and sisters.

Pages

Add new comment

Random Stories

Opp stalls house proceedings

2 Mar 2010 - 3:31pm | editor
Assam governor JB Patnaik had to cut short his speech due to protest by the opposition in the opening day of Assam Assembky budget sessionon Tuesday. The pandemonium began soon after the governor...

Local holiday and dry-day declared in Council areas

6 Jun 2010 - 1:07pm | sankal
The Assam Government has declared local holiday on June 7 in the areas falling under Deori, Thengal kachari and Tiwa Autonomous Councils within respective districts of Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup (...

Raijor Dol starts campaign in Dhemaji

13 Oct 2020 - 7:52pm | AT News
Raijor dol, the new political initiation lead by KMSS in support of seventy different indigenous organizations of Assam has a big motorbike rally in Dhemaji on Tuesday. The rally was organised to...

Bodoland University gets new VC

18 Mar 2019 - 7:52pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Kokrajhar: Bodoland University (BU), a premier educational institution in BTAD region gets new Vice Chancelore on its administrative working. Prof Laishram Ladusingh joined as voice chancelore on the...

Other Contents by Author

KOKRAJHAR: A two-week long national workshop on research methodology was concluded on Friday at Bodoland University in Kokrajhar district. The workshop started from 16th November and organised by the Padmashri Madaram Brahma Central Library, Department of History & Department of Political Science, Bodoland University. 94 research scholars, teachers of various colleges & Universities took part in the workshop from different universities. Eminent scholars including Prof. Narendra Lahkar of Gauhati University, Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh of Gauhati University, Dr. Pralip Narzary of IIPS, Mumbai, Prof. P.K. Patra of Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, Dr. Melody Kshetrimayum, TISS Mubai...
KOKRAJHAR: Noted social activist, former leader of All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and close associate of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma Yamao Jwhwlao Brahma passed away on Wednesday night at a private hospital in Guwahati. Brahma was admitted at the hospital few months back following some illness. He left a son and daughter and his wife. He was 60 Brahma's body was brought to his Tengapara residence in Kokrajhar on Thursday morning and cremated at Tengapara crematorium ground Kokrajhar after performing all rituals in the evening. Brahma contributed a lot towards the uplift of Bodo community since his student life. He was one of closed associate of Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma during the...
A day-long workshop on journalism was held at Bodofa House, Baganshali in Kokrajhar on Wednesday. Young journalists from different six districts of the state- Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Udalguri, Baksa, Chirang and Kokrajhar participated the workshop. The workshop was organised by The People's Aid, an NGO working for social upliftment in association with Bodoland Radab to create journalistic environment and awareness on career on journalism. The workshop discussed thoroughly on the journalism and its professionalism career building up amongst the coming up generations. The workshop was chaired by Dr Chitum Basumatary, secretary of the The People's Aid. Senior journalists Preetam Brahma...
KOKRAJHAR: Goreswar Town Football Club of Baksa beat Udalguri's Bhergaon Football Club 4-0 goals to lift the trophy in the final match of the BTAD-Army football premier league-2019 held at Kokrajhar Govt HS & MP School playground, Kokrajhar on Sunday. For Goreswar, Jegyas Deka netted first goal in 21st minutes. Again, Bimal Boro, Jegyas Deka and Dhiraj Rajbongshi scored one each goal in 37th, 40th and 42nd minutes of the first half that led the team. The BTAD-Army football premier league was organised jointly by Bodoland Territorial Area Districts(BTAD) administration and Indian Army to create sporting environment in the region.
KOKRAJHAR:  A two-hour sit-in-protest dharna was staged on Wednesday at children park near DC office demanding  justice to the Lafikul Islam Ahmed murder case, and stopping increased atrocities on minority community in the name of doubtful D-voters in the state. The All BTC Minority Students Union (ABMSU) has expressed unhappiness over the delay in releasing the investigation reports of the central bureau of investigation (CBI) on the murder of Lafikul Islam Ahmed, former president of the organisation. The students union demanded identification of the involved culprits and strong punishment. The students union alleged that although two-year passed of the Lafikul Islam Ahmed...
KOKRAJHAR: An eight-member delegation of  a special review committee on detention center, led by chairman Debojit Mukherjee visited the detention center in Kokrajhar on Tuesday. The delegation members include Debojit Mukherjee, deputy inspector of police (Border) and chairman of the committee, district judge (retired) H Singh, IGP of Prisons Barnali Sharma, D Saikia, AIG of Prisons and several senior police officials. There are 142 inmates including 14 minors are kept in the Kokrajhar detention center. There are six detention centers across the state. Mukherjee informed that his team visited the detention center reviewing health, medical condition of the inmates. He said...
KOKRAJHAR: Reiterating the demand for an amicable solution of the Bodoland statehood issue, a mass gathering was organised at Balipara, Sonitpur district on Monday. Tens of thousands of people from different organizations of the Bodo community with banner, placards participated the mass gathering and shouted slogans demanding early solutions of the long standing demand  for a Bodoland state through political dialogue to pave the way for healthy administration demanded early solutions of the Bodoland statehood under Article 2 & 3 of the Indian constitution. The mass gathering was organised by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), People's Joint Action Committee for Boroland Movement...
KOKRAJHAR: The National Press Day-2019 was observed in four districts of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) on Saturday. Kokrajhar Press Club and district administration jointly organised the National Press Day here at Basic Training Centre in Kokrajhar to mark the national press day. BTC deputy chief Kampa Borgoyary graced as chief guest on the occasion. In his speech, Borgoyary has highlighted about the importance and responsibilities of the press/media persons in today's life as press media has been regarded forth estate in the country. He urged the media persons to be dedicated with positive responsibility.
KOKRAJHAR: Indonesian paragliders have won first prizes in the first-ever Bodoland international Paragliding accuracy championship-2019. The event concluded on Thursday after four day programme at Dangdupur Hill in Kokrajhar district. 68 participants from 11 countries participated in the championship and displayed their paragliding skills. 22 foreign paragliders participanted in the event. The championship was organised by Tourism department of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) to promote adventure sports in the region which was started from November 11. In male category, Jafro Megawanto of Indonesia was bagged first spot. China's paraglider Yong Wu and Ardiansyah Mega Putra of...
KOKRAJHAR: Security forces apprehended three cadres of the Saoraigwra faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) in the India-Bhutan border area in Chirang district on Monday evening. According to Police source, based on a specific intelligence about movement of NDFB cadres inside Chirang Reserve forest near Bhutan border in Chiang district, a joint operation was launched at remote Indo-Bhutan border area under Runikhata police station by Indian army, CRPF Cobra Battalion and Chirang police on Monday evening and apprehend three cadres of the NDFB-S along with arms. The apprehended cadres were identified as Naren Basumatary, Dwhwo Daimary and Sayaram Basumatary,who...