Threat to Cong poll campaign over ST tag

The Janagusthiya Aikya Manch, Assam, today resolved to disrupt the Congress’s campaign for the next Lok Sabha elections if Dispur did not take steps to pass a bill according Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in the ensuing budget session of Parliament.

The organisation, an umbrella organisation of six indigenous communities in Assam, comprises the All Tai Ahom Students’ Union, All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union, All Assam Moran Students’ Union, Chutia Yuva Sanmilan Assam, Sodou Matak Yuva Chatra Sanmilan and the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association.

Leaders of the organisation today said they had adopted a resolution to hold public meetings to explain to the people about the failure of the Congress-led government in ensuring Scheduled Tribe status to these communities.

“We will not allow the Congress to hold election campaigns in areas where these communities have a sizeable population,” said All Tai Ahom Students’ Union president Pranjal Rajkonwar.

AGP writes EC to remove discrepancies from Voters List

The AGP today shot off a letter to the Election Commission of India alleging discrepancies in the draft photo electoral rolls, 2013.

The working president of the AGP, Atul Bora, said they had faxed a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, V.S. Sampath, today requesting him to take suitable measures to remove “discrepancies” in the draft electoral rolls of the state which were published on October 19.

“This issue was discussed during our steering committee meeting held on October 26 and we have moved the chief election commissioner today,” he said.

Bora said there was no mention of the word “draft” in the draft electoral rolls which had created doubts in the minds of the people. “Moreover, in the draft rolls, which were published on October 19, the date of publication was written as January 23, 2013, which was the date for publication of the final rolls. As a result of that there is no way for us to find out if any draft roll is sent to a polling station as the final list,” he said.