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Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities

Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities

Kokrajhar , Students of the Bodoland University here on Saturday stormed the assembly hall of the BTC secretariat, and allegedly vandalised properties in protest against the Assam cabinet’s approval of a report on granting ST status to six other communities of the state, officials said. Students ‘vandalise’ BTC secretariat over Assam cabinet nod to report on ST status to 6 communities Hundreds of tribal students took out a six-km-long march from the university campus to the Bodoland Territorial Council secretariat, where they “broke through the barricades and closed the main gate, before barging into the assembly hall”. They “vandalised the hall by breaking chairs and other furniture, pulling out mikes, smashing window panes and throwing flower pots around”, the officials said. Additional security forces were rushed to the spot and the situation brought under control following their negotiations with District Commissioner Masanda M Pertin and SSP Akshat Garg. The agitating tribal students also submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs through the DC …

Gauhati HC rejects Kokrajhar MP’s plea challenging cancellation of ST status | Latest News India

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati high court on Thursday dismissed a petition by sitting MP Naba Kumar Sarania challenging a January 12 order of the state-level caste scrutiny committee (SLSC) that cancelled the Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate issued to him in 2011. Kokrajhar MP Naba Kumar Sarania first contested the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, years after being issued the ST (Plains) certificate (Facebook/nksarania) The high court’s verdict implies that Sarania, a two-term Lok Sabha member, won’t be able to seek re-election from the Kokrajhar seat reserved for ST candidates. Kokrajhar is due to vote on May 7. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! Justice SK Medhi said the court didn’t find any “illegality or impropriety” in the SLSC order that quashed Sarania’s ST (Plains) certificate through a reasoned order. The high court noted that Naba Sarania, 53, was issued the ST certificate only on October 17, 2011 and contested elections for the first time from the Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency reserved for ST candidates in 2014. He was re-elected …