Garo Students’ Union (GSU) at Loggerheads with BJP For Garo Hills Region

A Reporter

SHILLONG: The Garo Students’ Union (GSU) has accused the BJP of playing politics in Garo Hills region on the issue of the proposed amendment of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.

A statement issued by the president of GSU, Tengsak B Momin on Friday said that the polarisation of the targeted Hindu tribes of Garo Hills by the BJP will have far reaching negative impact in the region. “If the peaceful co-existence of tribals are disturbed in Garo Hills due to political meddling in the affairs of Garo Hills without knowledge and comprehension of the ground realities and historic relations and affiliations between the Koch, Boro, Garo, A’jong, Man, and others by the BJP, Garo Hills is bound to face interesting times of violence and attrition between tribals and Garos forgoing the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who we thought were the aggressors and real cause of drastic demographic change in Garo Hills,” Tengsak B Momin said.

The GSU also said the Centre’s move to include the term unrepresented tribes in The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2019 to amend the 6th Schedule is a highly controversial decision.

This controversial act will resonate negative sentiments between the Garos and other tribes of Garo Hills which will create a rift in harmonious relationship between tribals and destroy the social fabric of unity, it said.

The GSU has also threatened to move ahead with agitations if such ignominy is heaped upon the Garos. The NGO leader said GSU will be calling an emergent zonal meeting to discuss this issue.

According to him, the struggle of the ANVC and the people of Garo Hills, must be acknowledged and recognised under the Indian Constitution to be prosperous, educated and developed but it must be development with protection for the indigenous tribe of Garo Hills.

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