CM Sarbananda Sonowal meets members of Koch Rajbongshi organizations

Meeting with the leaders of a few organisations belonging to Koch Rajbongshis at Assam Administrative Staff College here today, Chief Minister Sonowal said that both Centre and State governments are serious in meeting the demands of various ethnic communities with regards to their reservations and autonomy. Minister for the Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward classes Chandan Brahma who was also present in the meeting apprised the leaders of the organisations that the State government has been sincerely working to accord different privileges and benefits to the ethnic communities.

Talking in a cordial ambience with the leaders, Sonowal thanked the leaders of the Koch Rajbongshi to continue their 53 years old democratic deliberations in a democratic way. He also made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Central Government including the State government have been working sincerely to solve various problems faced by different ethnic groups. Informing the delegations, Sonowal said that though the Group of Ministers led by Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma held several rounds of discussions with all stake holders with regard to granting of ST status to six communities, because of the ongoing Corona virus pandemic any further discussion could not be held. He, however, maintained that this discussion with the leaders of Koch Rajbongshitoday would be very important in taking the demand to its final stage. Similarly, Sonowal also said that the formation of Kamtapur Autonomous Council would get constitutional status very soon as his government would introduce a bill to the State Assembly.

Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Minister Phani Bhusan Chowdhury, Chief Minister's Media Advisor Hrishikesh Goswami, his Legal Advisor SantanuBharali, Commissioner and Secretary Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward classes Dr. M. Angamuthu and few other senior government officers were also present in the meeting.

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