BY OUR STAFF REPORTER, The Sentinel
GUWAHATI, October 24: “For the purpose of considering the demands of the Koch–Rajbongshi people of the State for their inclusion in the ST list, the Tribal Research Institute, Government of Assam undertook a detailed field investigation in the light of the aforesaid criteria and on August 9, 1994, the Tribal Research Institute submitted its report. The report stated that there are adequate justifications for the inclusion of the Koch–Rajbongshi community in the ST list of Assam,” said chairperson of Centre for Koch Rajbongshi Studies and Development (CKRSD) Vikram Rajkhowa in a press conference held at the Guwahati Press Club on Thursday. He was referring to the long standing demand of the Koch Rajbonghsi community to be inducted in the ST list of Assam. Read More
