AKRSU slams Assam government for not granting ST status to Koch Rajbongshi community

The All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government at centre and state for not granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Koch Rajbongshi community and reconstruction of Kamatapur state within Indian constitution.

AKRSU president Arun Roy on Tuesday strongly flayed the BJP led state government for failing to grant ST status to the Koch Rajbongshi community. He added that the BJP party never work for welfare and development of the Koch Rajbongshi community in the state for which the people of the community are being deprived  of their rights and development.

"Accord ST status before 2021 Assembly to the Koch Rajbongshi community or face a intensive movement in the state,” warned Roy.

Roy accused the BJP of failing to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the Koch Rajbongshi community as being promised before the 2014 general elections.

"Koch Rajbongshis are not vote banks of the political parties and this time the community will teach a lesson to the BJP by taking anti BJP stand in the days to come,” Roy said.

As the State assembly election is due next year, the AKRSU has started mounting pressure on the BJP-led government at the Centre and State to create separate state of Kamatapur before the assembly election 2021. The AKRSU has resolved to reiterate its demand for creation of Kamatapur state as well as granting ST status to the Rajbongshi community.

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