Ranchi: Migrant tribal workers in Assam
have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find a solution to
their demand for recognition as tribals by the state
government.
Heading a tribal delegation yesterday, Congress leader
and MP Ramdayal Munda aprised Singh of the importance of
giving recognition to the migrant tribals by Assam, according
to a press release by Munda issued here today.
"About 80 lakh tribals from Chhatisgarh, Orissa,
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand migrated to Assam
to work in tea gardens several years ago and settled there.
But they have not been given tribal status in Assam yet,"
Munda informed the Prime Minister.
If the migrants were recognised as tribals, Munda
claimed, they could be of help in the BSF?s efforts to check
people from Bangladesh crossing over the borders.
The Prime Minister assured the delegation of finding a
solution with regard to the migrants? tribal status in Assam,
he said.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, September 01, 2010, 22:27