Protest against decision to grant ST(H) status to Bodos living in hill districts

A Correspondent

Hamren: The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), Karbi Student Association (KSA) and Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA) staged a demonstration against the Union government’s move to grant ST(H) status to the Bodos living in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao.

More than 10,000 people took out a protest rally from the Ru-Semsonsing Ingti Memorial Park to Rongpharpi Rongbe Statue on Monday.

A memorandum was submitted to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram through the Deputy Commissioner of Karbi Anglong district, demanding revocation of the Union Cabinet decision to grant Scheduled Tribe (Hills) status to Bodo Kacharis living in the hill district of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong.

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