๐๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐, ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฟ
The demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Chutiya community gained renewed momentum on Saturday, November 1ย as over five thousand people from various districts of Upper Assam gathered at a massive public rally held at Ushapur playground in Moran, situated between Dibrugarh and Charaideo.
The rally, jointly organized by several Chutiya community organizations, saw participation from Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Nazira sub-division. Leaders and speakers at the event alleged that the government has been repeatedly misleading the community over their long-pending demand for tribal recognition. Despite decades of peaceful movements and representations, they said, the state and central governments have continued to offer verbal assurances without concrete action.
Following the meeting, a mass procession marched through National Highway 37 in Moran town, with demonstrators raising powerful slogans such as โWe will die but we will achieve tribal statusโ and โNo ST, No Rest, No Vote.โ
Protesters issued a stern warning that if the Chutiya communityโs ST demand is not met before the 2026 Assembly elections, they would launch a stronger, state-wide agitation against the ruling BJP government.
Leaders further asserted that their movement is not just a political struggle but a fight for social justice and constitutional rights. They also criticized Chutiya leaders and ministers in the ruling BJP government for their failure to advocate effectively for the welfare and recognition of their community despite holding influential positions in the government.
