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AKRSU strike still on; govt yet to address

he AKRSU-sponsored hunger strike for a separate Kamatapur has crossed seventy five hours but nobody from the Tarun Gogoi cabinet has come to them. Going by the Sunday news, some doctors were rushed to the protesters. They alleged that on Monday the government tried to end the strike through negotiation with the Kamrup metro administration and NCP leaders.

However, AGP and AUDF presidents along with some other parties and organiosations have rushed to the protest site and expressed thier soliderity.

The doctors attended the protesters again on Monday morning.

But till now no representative from the ruling party is there to take stock of the situation. On the other hand, lower Assam commissioner VSL Vasaba, Kamrup metro deputy commissioner Pratik Hajela and headquerter sub divisional officer Chandra Kamal Bhuyan came to the site.

On the other hand, several political leaderts rushed to the protesters from Monday morning to visit the striking Koch Rajvbanshi student leaders. They include former AGP ministers Rekha Rani Das Boro, Biraj Kumar Sarma. During Moreover, Tankeswar Rabha from the All Assam Rabha Students Union, MASS adviser, AJYCP adviser Dilip Patgiri also visited the protesters. The AARSU president said that the Rabhas will not object to the ST status fore the Korch Rajbanshis in the Rabha Hasong council areas.

Asom Gana Parishad president Brindaban Goswami along with Sabda Rabha, Queen Ujha, Apurba Bhattacharjee rushed to the striking AKARSU leaders.

AUDF president Badariddin Ajmal, his associate Basir Ahmed Kasimi and former minister Aminul Islam also visited the protesters and supported the cause.

They alleged gross injustice for the minorities by the Congress. AKARSU president Biswajit Rai has alleged that the government is shying away from steps to solve the problem and and instead has a conspiracy to end the strike through negotiation with NCP and districgt administration.

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Kaju Rajvanshi's picture

The Koch Rajvanshis have the legal right to demand a separate state according 2 the bond of '49, between Ind govt. & the King of Kamatapur. "Kamatapur will be constructed as a "C" catagorised state"- it was in the conditions of the bond. State administration is not showing any honour 2 the honourable High court also. Thats why AKRSU have taken the highest attempt for their legal and appropriate demand.

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