Indigenous tribes bearing the name NC Hills...

The Indigenous Peoples Forum (IPF) leaders from NC Hills, Assam met the Indian Home Minister P.Chidambaram today in New Delhi and appraised him of the prevailing problems faced by the non-Dimasa tribals in North Cachar Hills, Assam.
Submitting their memorandum to the HM, the IPF demanded that NC Autonomous District be bifurcated into two districts, one for the Dimasa and another for all the indigenous tribes bearing the name NC Hills, the Group of Minister's Committee be scrapped immediately and their recommendations be made null and void, the Government of Assam as well as the Centre should take serious step to prevent the reoccurrence of ethnic war and conflict and install peace, law and order in NC Hills and to protect and safeguard the traditional land rights, culture, custom and tradition of the tribals of Assam's NC Hills.

The HM promised to look into the grievances of the non-Dimasa tribals in NC Hills and also ask the CM of Assam to solve the issues faced by the non-Dimasa groups in NC hills at the earliest.