๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ต ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ’๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Dibrugarh witnessed a massive protest rally on September 26 night as nearly 20,000 members of the Matak community staged a large-scale protest, rejecting Assam Chief Ministerโs proposal for dialogue.
The demonstrators intensified their long-standing demand for recognition as a Scheduled Tribe and full autonomy for the community.
The rally marked yet another chapter in the Matak communityโs series of agitations across Assam. Leaders and participants emphasized that their movement would continue until the government took concrete steps toward fulfilling their demands.
The Chief Minister had earlier extended an invitation to the leadership of Matak organizations for talks on September 25, following a major protest in Tinsukia.
However, the communityโs rejection of the dialogue proposal has escalated tensions, indicating a widening rift between the government and the community over unresolved issues of identity and rights.
A similar and a large scale protest was earlier carried out by the Moran community on September 6 demanding ST status.
The rally was spearheaded by the All Moran Studentsโ Union (AMSU), led by president Pulindra Moran and general secretary Jaykanta Moran, and saw participation from various Moran community-based organizations. Demonstrators marched through the main road of Margherita, voicing their dissatisfaction with what they described as decades of government neglect and deception.
Speakers at the rally asserted that the Moran community has been historically deprived of constitutional safeguards and stressed that Scheduled Tribe recognition is essential for preserving their identity, culture, and development rights. They further emphasized that Sixth Schedule autonomy would empower the community with greater self-governance and control over their socio-economic affairs.
The protestors pledged to continue their agitation until the government takes concrete steps toward fulfilling their demands.
