All Party Hill Leaders Conference stages sit-in against panc
All Party Hill Leaders Conference stages sit-in against panchayat elections in Karbi Anglong
The All Party Hill Leaders Conference on Monday organised a sit-in at Diphu against extending panchayat elections from plain districts to Karbi Anglong Autonomous District demanding immediate withdrawal
All Party Hill Leaders Conference
(APHLC) workers during the sit-in at Diphu on Monday. (EM
Images)
DIPHU — The All Party Hill Leaders Conference
(APHLC) on Monday organised a sit-in at Diphu against extending panchayat
elections from plain districts (Nagaon, Morigaon, Golaghat) to Karbi Anglong
Autonomous District, demanding immediate withdrawal.
Speaking to the media, APHLC president Jones Ingti Kathar
said, “The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) has remained silent on the
illegal conduct of panchayat elections in the autonomous district of Karbi
Anglong by plain districts, implying their tacit support. They seem intimidated
by external forces like Bongo Sena and Bihar Sena, which is why they have
chosen to remain silent.”
“When APHLC comes to power, we will provide free land pattas
to every individual and protect Karbi Anglong's land from encroachment by plain
districts. We will stand firm on this issue, regardless of the silence from CEM
Tuliram Ronghang and MP Amarsing Tisso,” he asserted.
The protestors also submitted a memorandum to Assam Governor
Lakshman Prasad Acharya as he is the head of the head of the Sixth Schedule
Area, informed Kathar.
APHLC spokesperson Angtong Ingti Kathar also said that, “The
plain districts of Morigaon, Nagaon, and Golaghat have intruded into Karbi
Anglong's autonomous district by conducting panchayat elections. Specifically,
11 polling stations in the Duar-amla MAC constituency of West Karbi Anglong
have been included in Nagaon district. Furthermore, the recent Jaintia Hills
Autonomous District Council (JHADC) election has also encroached upon Karbi
Anglong's territory, undermining the integrity and autonomy of the Karbi
Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).”
“It is unfortunate that KAAC's leadership has remained silent
and abdicated its responsibility, leaving its people helpless. This raises
questions about the effectiveness of our elected representatives in KAAC, the
Assam Legislative Assembly, and the Indian Parliament,” he added.
Meanwhile, leaders of Karbi Students’ Association and APHLC
also staged a protest at Tengkeralangso daily market in West Karbi Anglong.
“We burnt the effigy
of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Chief Executive Member, Tuliram
Ronghang, MLA Rupsing Teron and local MAC Probat Chandra Taro for remaining
silent as the panchayat elections are been conducted in the Sixth Schedule
Area. As per the constitution, Panchayat election cannot be conducted in the
Sixth Schedule Area and we will oppose on it,” said KSA president Ramsing
Tokbi.
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