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Dr. Jayanta Rongpi speaking during the Karbi Students Day in Diphu on Saturday, July 21.[/caption]
Our Correspondent
Diphu, July 21 (EMN): The Karbi Students Association (KSA) left faction Simeon Rongphar celebrated the glorious 59th Foundation Day which was observed as “Karbi Students Day” at Diphu Government College complex on Saturday, July 21. Celebrating the occasion on the theme “Dynamic role of KSA on Karbi students’ movement and the demand for an autonomous state under Article 244 (A) through peaceful, democratic and mass people orientation where KSA members from various KSA branches of the district took part in the programme. Earlier, under the presidentship of Simeon Rongphar, a reminder of KSA’s 51 points demands charter memorandum was submitted to the Chief Executive Member (CEM), Tuliram Ronghang, on behalf of CEM and EM Kache Rongpipi and Principal Secretary Mahadananda Hazerika received the memorandum from the students’ leaders at the KAAC Secretariat complex.
Later on, a public meeting was held at the venue which was chaired by its President Simeon Rongphar. Attending as the chief guest, former MP Dr. Jayanta Rongpi said, the students plays a vital role in our society for contribution and attaining of statehood, students need to come out and should give their support in the statehood demand movement. We have been struggling for our long standing demand from 1986 onwards till today.
During our movement we have achieved something, though our demands is not yet achieved, like MoU was signed between the Ccntral government in 1995 where 30 departments has come under the jurisdiction of KAAC, but soon after the Congress, BJP come into power in KAAC even single department did not bought it. Rongpi also said, the council did not have the execution power to give appointment instead one has to obtain Staff Inspection Unit (SIU) from the Assam Government.
Rengmila Hojai, President, Dimasa Women Society (DWS) said, the Assam Government has deprived for the hills district of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao for the last many years, as our long standing demand Article 244 (A) is not yet fulfill until and unless our demand are not fulfilled we have go on we are demand, all the students have to stay united in order to achieved our demands in the days to come.
