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DOOMDOOMA: "It was the brand name of Assam Tea that kept the name of Assam intact in the international arena just after the annexation of Assam by the British in the wake of the treaty of Yandaboo," Mayur Bora said while addressing the gathering as a chief speaker in the diamond jubilee celebration of Assam Chah Karmachari Sangha (ACKS) at Kallol auditorium of Doomdooma College on Sunday.
"While the Britishers assimilated Assam with Bengal under the new name as North Eastern province for the sake of convenience of administration, stiff resistance came from the British planters itself as it failed to retain its market share in the world tea market in absence of its brand name 'Assam Tea'," he said.
Lauding ACKS for its ability to remain intact to even after the expiry of 75 years since it was formed on February 9, 1947 and carry out its trade union activities relentlessly for the interest of its employees, Bora said that most of the organisations ultimately play into the hands of the management for its inherent weakness to remain united. The Assamese people should take lessons of work culture from the ACKS. "If the tea industry is currently passing through a crisis period, ACKS should be able to play a bold and constructive role to overcome it and should even join hands with Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) to help solve these problems," he said adding that it must be able to look beyond its self beneficial measures of Trade Union for the interest of Assam and Assamese people.
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