AAGSU slams NRC authority for Gorkhas deprived OI status

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Gorkhas of Assam

Kokrajhar, June 15: BTAD Region committee of All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) strongly reacted over the deprivation of Original Inhabitant (OI) status in the NRC update process where several certain communities, including Gorkhas remained far from getting status in the state.

An intellectual and citizens’ meet was organized on Wednesday here at Kokrajhar Press Club with Dimbeswar Upadhyay, president of BTAD Region AAGSU in the chair. Intellectual, citizens and AAGSU leaders from four districts of the region participated in the meet and discussed on the hesitated and divisive policy while update NRC in the state by classifying OI and some other status among communities.

All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) 

Speaking the reporters after meet, Dimbeswar Upadhyay,president and Tikendra Chetry, speaker of the students union slammed the NRC authority for utilizing divisive pattern while update NRC among communities where Gorkahs was deprived of Original Inhabitant status in the NRC update process. The leaders demanded the NRC authority should give detail definition while exercising status mentions, included OI status. They also urged government and NRC authority to make free and clear step from making harassed of indigenous peoples while implementing the NRC update in the state.



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17 ‪‎Gorkha‬ Luminaries to be Felicitated in Gorkha Talent Show Assam

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Shiva Thapa

Seventeen luminaries from across Darjeeling district and Assam will be felicitated during a historic event 'Gorkha Talent Show of Assam 2016' slated for the 9th and 10 February at GMCH auditorium, Guwahati organized by Akhil Assam Gorkha Kalakar Sangh (AAGKS).

Gopal Khanal general secretary of AAGKS informed that the chief minister of Assam Tarun Gagoi will remain as chief guest in the two days event where around five thousand people will witness the historic talent show and felicitation programme.

The talent haunts for singers and dancers has already finished by conduction several rounds of auditions in entire state of Assam and finally selected 40 singers and dancers for the final round that will be held on 9th and 10th February.

 Gorkha Talent Show Assam - a file Photo

Twenty three models of Assam will also walk on ramp by wearing ethnic attires of North East to promote tradition and culture and spread peace and harmony.

Among seventeen luminaries well known model and Miss Asia University Rewati Chhetri, Olympian boxer Shiva Thapa, Boxing coach of Assam Gome Thapa, Bihu Samrat of Assam late Khagen Mahanta, Journalist from Siliguri Prashant Acharya, Editor of Himalay Darpan Shibu Chhetri, Photographer Sanjit Nandi, Dancers Pradeep Gurung, Om Chhetri, Singers Karma Sherpa, Anju Devi, Dramatists Binod Khanal, Radio artist Haren Subba, Editor of Hamro Prajashakti Anjan Upadhayaya, Editor Sapariwar Rohit Gautam and others.

Prakash Rai working president of the organizing committee also informed that several film artists, sports persons, singers and dancers are participating in the show where more than five thousand audiences will witness the historic event in North East.

Source: ECOI

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