The move of GOI to include “unrepresented tribes” in the Sixth  Schedule is controversial

Tura, Jan 17: The Garo Student Union is having the apprehension about the status of the proposed ammendment Bill to the Sixth Schedule that the GSU wishes to inform the Garo people about the necessity to be aware of the strategic clandestine tinkering of the Indian Constitution for simple reason of vote bank politics subscribing tribes of Garo Hills like the Koch, Boro, A’jong and Rabha tribes of Garo Hills.

The polarisation of the targeted tribes of Garo Hills by the BJP will have far reaching negative impacts in Garo Hills because, as of then, the danger and irritation was the illegal Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants. But if the peaceful co-existence of tribals are disturbed in Garo Hills due to political meddling in the affairs of Garo Hills without the least bit knowledge and comprehension of the ground realities and historic relations and affiliations between the Koch, Boro, Garo, A’jong, Man etc and other tribals.

The BJP, Garo Hills is bound to face interesting times of violence and attrition between tribals and Garos forgoing the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who we thought were the aggressors and real cause of  drastic demographic  change in Garo Hills.

The GSU alleged that the politics of the BJP in Garo Hills or North East is simply to extend their vote Bank politics that will gleefully monitor the ethnic clashes in Northeast just to attempt a desperate game of perceived long term political survival with disparate world of political thoughts.

The struggle of the ANVC, for all its wrongs or rights, paid in blood by the people of Garo Hills, must be acknowledged maybe not as a rightful path but definitely as a cry of the Garos to be recognised and deserving of every right under the Indian Constitution to be prosperous, educated and developed but it must be development with protection as an indigenous tribe of Garo Hills.

This particular move of the GOI to include the term “unrepresented tribes” in “The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2019” to amend the Sixth  Schedule is a highly controversial decision.

This controversial act will resonate negative sentiments between the Garos and other tribes of Garo Hills which will create a rift in harmonious relationship between tribals and destroy the social fabric of unity. In the Amendment of the Sixth Schedule ” Section 3, (a) in paragraph 2, (i) in sub-paragraph (1) is inserted “The governor will nominate six members of whom at least two shall be women and at least four shall be nominated from the unrepresented tribes”.

This particular issue was discussed many times in various meeting with the State Govt and with the official from the Home Ministry where it was objected again and again. This issue was raised with the contention that there is no law to debar the Koch, Hajong and Rabha from participating and contesting in the GHADC which means they have equal rights under the Sixth Schedule.

 In every GHADC election at least two candidates from the Koch, Rabha, A’jong communities are elected and if 4 are simply nominated from the mentioned communities then their strength will be automatically 6 members in the GHADC which is not fair.

If they want nomination as unrepresented tribes then they must not contest in the GHADC elections. On one hand, they are represented tribes because they have MDCs in the GHADC and representation even in the Assembly and on the other they claim themselves as unrepresented tribes.

The GSU threaten that they will go forward with agitations if such ignominy is heaped upon the Garos. GSU will be calling an emergent GSU Jonal meeting to discuss this issue. Said Mr Tengsak G Momin President and Manseng A Sangma Chief Adviser of the GSU in the press statement.

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