GUWAHATI, March 21 � The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) today said that the NRC prepared in 1951 should be the primary document for providing constitutional safeguards to the people of Assam and some other documents should be taken into consideration as alternatively acceptable.
Addressing mediapersons here, the youth organisation said the definition of Assamese and indigenous people is not required for all the components of constitutional safeguard and the State government must go ahead by initiating the process of granting dual citizenship, conservation of sattra land, inner line permit, etc.
AJYCP president Manoj Baruah said it must not be forgotten that the natural process of formation of the greater Assamese society was still on and the State government�s irresponsible statements in this regard would widen the mental and political gap between the various communities of the State.
�At the same time, we also have to address the issue of safeguarding the interest and identity of the Assamese people. For that to happen, the 1951 NRC and corresponding alternate documents are the most practical parameters,� said Baruah.
�If the entire NRC is not available, it must be searched in the National Archives. Considering the option of alternative documents is a must for alleviating the fear of those who argue that some names were left out due to various reasons while preparing the 1951 NRC,� he added.
Stressing that finding the definition of indigenous people was beyond the capacity of any individual, group or organisation, the AJYCP said that the definition has already been given in the United Nations Indigenous Study Conclusion, which has been accepted worldwide.
�The UN definition said the �indigenous community people and nations are those which have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial society that developed in their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories�� and hence some new definitions brought out by individuals or organisations cannot be accepted,� he added.
GUWAHATI, March 21 � The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) today said that the NRC prepared in 1951 should be the primary document for providing constitutional safeguards to the people of Assam and some other documents should be taken into consideration as alternatively acceptable.
Addressing mediapersons here, the youth organisation said the definition of Assamese and indigenous people is not required for all the components of constitutional safeguard and the State government must go ahead by initiating the process of granting dual citizenship, conservation of sattra land, inner line permit, etc.
AJYCP president Manoj Baruah said it must not be forgotten that the natural process of formation of the greater Assamese society was still on and the State government�s irresponsible statements in this regard would widen the mental and political gap between the various communities of the State.
�At the same time, we also have to address the issue of safeguarding the interest and identity of the Assamese people. For that to happen, the 1951 NRC and corresponding alternate documents are the most practical parameters,� said Baruah.
�If the entire NRC is not available, it must be searched in the National Archives. Considering the option of alternative documents is a must for alleviating the fear of those who argue that some names were left out due to various reasons while preparing the 1951 NRC,� he added.
Stressing that finding the definition of indigenous people was beyond the capacity of any individual, group or organisation, the AJYCP said that the definition has already been given in the United Nations Indigenous Study Conclusion, which has been accepted worldwide.
�The UN definition said the �indigenous community people and nations are those which have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial society that developed in their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing in those territories�� and hence some new definitions brought out by individuals or organisations cannot be accepted,� he added.
