Upamanyu Hazarika stresses on reservation as per ‘Citizenship Act-1951’

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: While addressing the media at Guwahati Press Club on Monday, convenor of Prabajan Virodhi Manch, Upamanyu Hazarika stressed on the implementation of legal and constitutional safeguards under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.

“We submitted our proposal to the high level committee of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord. Our submission is that the safeguards have to be in two stages and two different levels. In the first stage, it is necessary to reserve land, employment, trade licence, higher education opportunities for those citizens who are residents (or progenies) in Assam on or before 1951,” said Hazarika.

“There are 115 ethnic communities in Assam each facing its own threat to identity and existence. In the second stage, each of these communities have to be enabled to secure their identity and existence,” he added.

Hazarika stressed that the implementation of the safeguards have to be by either Parliament or the State Assembly by framing laws. He was of the view that the proposals for the first stage will correct the imbalance and injustice to the people of Assam for taking the burden of 23 years of additional migrants.

“This will ensure that all resources in Assam will be reserved only for those who were citizens in 1951 and not for those who arrived after 1951,” said Hazarika.

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