The issues are the NRC, demand for granting ST status to six communities and report of a committee set up for implementation of a vital clause of the Assam Accord
The Union Home Ministry has convened a high-level meeting here on Sunday to discuss three key issues of Assam – the NRC, demand for granting ST status to six communities and report of a committee set up for implementation of a vital clause of the Assam Accord, officials said.
A team of top functionaries of the Assam government, led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, has arrived in Delhi for the meeting. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and top officials of the home ministry will attend it.
Issues related to Assam-specific NRC, which was rejected by the State government alleging anomalies after its final list was published last year, granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six ethnic communities – Koch-Rajbongshi,…