Karbi Anglong: ASDC Youth Front demands implementation of MoU

Our Correspondent

Diphu, July 25 (EMN): The Autonomous State Demand Committee Youth Front (ASDC Youth Front) held a protest at Diphu Club on Monday, for the non-implementation MoU signed by ASDC with the Central government and demanded immediate implementation.

The ASDC signed a MoU on April 1, 1995, with the Central government, and the Assam government agreed to transfer 30 departments to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC). Though the departments have been transferred, it has not been fully implemented.

 ‘Subsequently, the Assam government passed a resolution for the executive powers of the KAAC to extend 30 departments to be delegated to the KAAC. Though the 30 departments have been delegated to the KAAC, there is the implementing part’, Bey said.

Bey further said as per the MoU agreement, ‘education from primary up to higher secondary level has been entrusted to the Council. The Council has the authority to make laws and constituted an education board upto the higher secondary level. The KAAC should do it. Even syllabus and conduct of TET examinations and appointment process can be done by the KAAC itself.’

‘Likewise, the Transport and Excise department has already been entrusted to the KAAC but has not been fully implemented. As the Sports & Youth Affairs is there in the MoS, the KAAC should take up plans for the development of sports infrastructure and building up sports culture in the district’, Bey said.

A memorandum addressed to Chief Executive Member (CEM), KAAC, Tuliram Ronghang was submitted to the Executive Member, KAAC, Education, Richard Tokbi, where the ASDC Youth Front has demanded immediate up-gradation of Diphu University Campus of Assam University into a full-fledged University, immediate expansion of seat capacity and teaching faculty of Diphu Govt. College, immediate provincial station of all recognised colleges, higher schools, and ME schools, immediate restoration of Diphu B Ed. college, the appointment of indigenous TET qualified teachers,  full implementation of MoU and article 244(A).

The protest was attended by the president, ASDC, Chandra Kanta Terang and general secretary and former CEM, KAAC, Jotson Bey and other leaders of the party.