Assam Gorkha Sammelan meets Rajnath Singh to demand ST status

Guwahati, February 7, 2019:

A delegation of Assam Gorkha Sammelan (AGS) led by its President and MP R.P. Sarma met union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament house today and submitted a memorandum demanding ST status to 11 Gorkha Communities of Assam and inclusion of a member from Gorkha community in the high power committee formed by the Home Ministry of India for implementation of clause 6 (six) of Assam accord .

Yesterday, the same delegation met union tribal affair minister Jual Oram at his residence and submitted a memorandum demanding ST status to the eleven Gorkha communities of Assam. They also reminded Mr. Oram about the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had quoted that "Gorkhas’ dream is my dream". “He has already started the process of granting ST status to the thirteen Gorkha Communities of India," they said.

Both the ministers assured the delegation that the Govt. Of India is very serious about granting ST status to the thirteen Gorkha communities of India. The delegation team was comprised of its senior leaders Krishna Bhujel, Bikash Subedy, Sanjiv Dahal and Kharga Raj Raut.