22 Martyr’s Family members in Jorhat return Mementos to protest against CAB'16

Jorhat: Around 22 family members of the martyr’s of Assam Movement from Jorhat town returned the State Government’s honor (mementos) through Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat District on Tuesday.

Expressing their grief, the martyr’s family members strongly claimed that the Government of Assam had failed to show their fame and respect to the 855 martyr’s of the Assam Movement, the families finally decided to return the mementos.

They further appealed to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to think for the community as a leader of AASU, not as Chief Minister of Assam.

“The person who talked about safeguarding the Jati Mati Bheti of the region is now favoring to impose the bill against the community of Assam. It will ruin the community and sacrifices of the 855 martyr’s of the Assam Movement,” claimed one of the family members.

Earlier, the Martyr’s family members returned the mementos to the State Government through Additional Deputy Commissioner of Golaghat District Arpah Baglary on Monday.

At least six families of martyrs of Golaghat district returned the mementos which were given by BJP led Assam government.

It may also be mentioned that the All Assam Jatiya Swahid Pariyal Samannayrakhi Parishad on last Wednesday decided to return the mementos as a mark of protest against the Union Government’s move to pass the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Parliament.

The family members of the martyrs’ had decided to submit the mementos to the Government of Assam through Deputy Commissioners of their respective districts.

The martyrs’ families were honoured with Rs 5 lakh and a memento each by the BJP led government on December 10 in the year 2016 at Khanapara Veterinary Ground in Guwahati.

In Guwahati, the families of the martyrs’ marched from Swahid Nyash at Latasil to Kamrup Metro Deputy Commissioner’s office to return the mementos.

Speaking to the media, several family members of the martyrs’ earlier stated that the sacrifices of the martyrs during the Assam agitation would become meaningless, if the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 get passed.