26 groups stage protest in Delhi (TAT)

 NEW DELHI, Aug 26 – At least twenty six organisations led by All Assam Students Union (AASU) today staged a demonstration pressing for resumption of the update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), solution of the flood and erosion problem, inter-Stateboundary dispute and halt of the mega dam project works.

The organisations that participated in the demonstration included All Assam Tribal Sangha, All Assam Tribal Youth League, Mising Mimag Kebang, All Rabha Students’ Union, All Mising Students’ Union (T.M.P.K.), All Tiwa Students’ Union, Tiwa Yuva Chatra Parishad, All Tai Ahom

Students’ Union, All Dimasa Students’ Union, Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association, All Koch-Rajbanshi Students’ Union, All Assam Motok Yuva Chatra Sanmilan, All Assam Moran Students’ Union, All Assam Deori Students’ Union, Karbi Students’ Association (K.S.A.), All Adivashi Students’ Association, All Assam Chutia Students’ Union, All Assam Gurkha Students’ Union, All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students’ Union, All Assam Sarania Kachari Students’ Union, All Assam Modahi Students’ Union, Karbi Students’ Union (K.S.U.), N. C. Hills Indigenous Students’ Union and All Assam Karbi Students’ Union, among others.

Displaying banners and placards, demonstrators raised slogans high-lighting their demands. “Solve the inter-State boundary problems – restore our land, If Assam’s oil, gas, coal and tea are national assets, why not flood and erosion problems,” screamed the demonstrators.

The rally at Jantar Mantar was joined by several of the MPs and ex-MPs including Bijoy Chakravarty, Biren Baishya, Kumar Deepak Das, besides Sarbananda Sonowal, among others.

Addressing the demonstrators, AASU’s adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya said that Assam Government under pressure of vested interest stopped the process of updating the NRC in Barpeta district.

The Congress Party is ruling in Delhi, Dispur and Itanagar, then why can’t it resolve the inter-State boundary problem, he asked.

The rally was also addressed by Dr Ranoj Pegu, and the visiting MPs. The delegation is scheduled to meet the Prime Minister on Friday morning.