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Hundreds of people of the Chutia community marched through the streets of Jorhat to demand ST status for the community in Assam. The Chutia community has been seeking ST status for a long time to avail the benefits and opportunities reserved for tribal communities in India. They are currently classified as Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the state.

The All Tai Ahom Students’ Union (Atasu) organised a motorcycle rally at Sonari in Charaideo district to protest against the delay in conferring Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Ahom community.

Members of the Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad in Dibrugarh, Assam, protested the delay in granting ST status to the Tai Ahom community. They burned the effigy of Union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda and threatened to boycott the BJP in the upcoming LS elections if their demands are not met.

The second phase of Gunotsav successfully completed on Friday. It was held from January 9 to 12 in 13 districts

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government is linking up most of its beneficiary schemes with the Population and Women Empowerment Policy.

In the recruitment of Class III and Class IV posts for teaching and non-teaching staff under elementary education, 3 per cent of the posts will be reserved for tea tribes and Adivasi communities.

The ULFA-Independent faction led by Paresh Baruah, however, has not participated in the agreement. | Latest News India

The Centre is today set to sign a peace deal with the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), marking a significant breakthrough in the decades-old problem of insurgency in the northeast.

The government is likely to sign the historic peace agreement with the pro-talks faction of ULFA. A tripartite accord is likely to be signed on December 29 between the pro-talks faction of ULFA, and the central and Assam governments.

The participants offered their homage to the well-acclaimed artist and several of his creations were performed.