Indigenous people should be the decision-makers in Assam- Samujjal Bhattacharya in Goalpara

Indigenous people should be the decision-makers in Assam- Samujjal Bhattacharya in Goalpara

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Goalpara: “Indigenous people must be the decision-makers in Assam. We should have control over the State which is the meeting ground of different religions and cultures,” said Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya, chief adviser of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) in Goalpara district on Tuesday.

Bhattacharjee was participating in a programme to felicitate meritorious students organized by the district AASU at Phani Sarma Bhavan of Goalpara town.

While interacting with the journalists, he further said that AASU would hold discussions with the other 30 tribal organizations of the State and Axam Xahitya Xabha on August 1 regarding the implementation of the Assam Accord.

Regarding constitutional safeguard for the indigenous Assamese people, he said, “After 34 years of the Assam Accord, foreigners have not been identified or dropped from the voters’ list, border has not been sealed, no proper steps have been taken for economic development, constitutional safeguard has not been given, and even the Ashok Paper Mill has not been opened.” “We want safeguard through the reservation, reservation of seats in assembly, boards and corporations,” he added.

The AASU leader vehemently criticized both Congress and BJP and their ‘partial’ attitude towards the flood problem of the State. “On May 5, 2005, in a tripartite meeting, decision was taken to declare Assam flood as national problem and this meeting was attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But they backtracked later. Even the Modi government had declared that solid steps will be taken to declare Assam flood as a national problem. But this has not been done. Had Prime Minister Narendra Modi considered the Northeast to be a part of India, he would have visited to assess the flood situation. But he has no time,” said Bhattacharya.

He further alleged that Dispur has done injustice to Goalpara district in regard to the higher, vocational and technical education establishments. “The AASU demanded introduction of postgraduate courses in Goalpara College, Dudhnoi College and Bikali College. The district lacks higher education institutes. The government should immediately establish medical, engineering and sericulture college,” he added.

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