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World Disabled Day observed

Persons with disability have been deprived rights that made reservations in the government departments in the state due to non implementation of the mentioned facility and rights.

The World Disabled Day was observed of BTAD Disabled Adhikar Suraksha Mancha and BTAD Disabled Welfare Development NGO at Choto Molandubi with daylong programme scheduled on Saturday in Kokrajhar district.

As part of the programme, Agwma Basumatary,president of the Mancha hoisted flag while Rajib Lachan Roy paid floral to martyrs on the day.

Nandalal Choudhury,Director of BTAD Disabled Adhikar Suraksha alleged that state government and concern departments have been tactically made subside of facility and rights of the disability peoples. He said the disabled persons are deprived from their various facilities and rights. The Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 were not fully implemented depriving thousands of disabled people, he said.

He has demanded fully implementation of Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, equal opportunity to the disabled persons, protection of rights and full participation in all departments as per the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. He also demanded filling up of backlogs for the disabled in various departments within the BTAD.

He said that disabled persons should get 3 percent reservation all government departments in the state,but till today they are yet to get single percent facility of which all are going opposite in its actuall stability,they said. BTC executive member Doneswar Goyary, Ghiren Bhuyan,Joint Director,Social Welfare department,BTC graced as guest on the occasion with Agwma Basumatary,president of the Mancha in the chair.

Disability persons were also presented singing,dancing with music on the occasion which had created amusement among audience.

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