Demand to reserve constituencies for SC in Upper Assam

GOLAGHAT: The Golaghat district committee of the All Assam Scheduled Caste Students’ Union (AASCSU) has expressed its displeasure over the non-reservation of a single constituency for Scheduled Castes (SC) in each of the six districts of upper Assam.

In a statement, president Pranab Pratim Das and general secretary Indra Prasad Das of the AASCSU Golaghat unit said that in the proposed draft, the nine reserved constituencies of the State are not covered under Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of upper Assam. They expressed resentment over this.

They said that three constituencies of Raha, Jagiroad and Dimaria in central Assam have been reserved for SCs by depriving the Kaivartas- dominated SC people area in Upper Assam. The organization demanded that Bokakhat or Dergaon constituency in Golaghat district or Golaghat constituency should be reserved for SC.

The union noted that the Bokakhat constituency was earlier reserved for SC and the present Dergaon constituency is reserved for SC. The association submitted a memorandum through the Deputy Commissioner demanding reservation of seats for SC and if the demand is not fulfilled, there will be wide protests, the union warned.

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