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Govt sincere about resolving issue, says Sonowal

By Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Aug 29 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said the Government of Assam would send the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted for the preparation of modalities for granting ST status to the six communities, to the Central government soon.

He also said the proposed autonomous council for the Moran community would start functioning within a short period of time. The Chief Minister said this in a meeting with a delegation of various organisations of the Moran community held at the Assam Administrative Staff College here today.

Stating that the state government is making sincere efforts to resolve the issues affecting the Moran community, Sonowal informed that the GoM constituted by the state government for the preparation of modalities for granting ST status to the six communities had initiated consultations with all stakeholders and would soon submit its report, which would then be sent to the Central government. He said the state government is making all-out efforts to ensure granting of ST status to the six communities without affecting the rights and privileges of the existing scheduled tribes.

Further saying that the state government deeply felt the need for a constitutional mechanism for the Moran community to advance its socio-economic, political and academic needs, the Chief Minister informed that the proposed autonomous council for the community would start functioning shortly.

Moreover, informing that a history of the Moran community as announced earlier by the state government would be published soon, Sonowal expressed hope that the book would present a detailed picture of the rich heritage, culture and contribution of the community to the growth of the Assamese society. He also spoke about various steps taken by the government for the holistic development of the community.

The representatives of the Moran community submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister in the meeting highlighting various demands. A delegation of Baghjan Milanjyoti Sangha also submitted a memorandum to Sonowal in the meeting demanding early release of compensation to the affected families of Baghjan gas oil fire incident and capping of the gas well. He assured the delegation to discuss the issues with the OIL authority for an early solution.

Earlier, representatives of the All Assam Bengali Yuva Chatra Federation and the All Assam Gorkha Students Union met the Chief Minister at the Assam Administrative Staff College and submitted a memorandum highlighting various demands of the organisations. Sonowal assured both the delegation to positively look into their demands.

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