Kokrajhar, Dec 10: Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mohilary, on Wednesday, has clarified the council’s stand on the issue of granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the six communities in state.

Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the Swahid Diwas programme in Kokrajhar, Mohilary reiterated that the BTC has no objection to granting ST status under either the ‘V’ (valley) or ‘P’ (plains) category, provided the dignity and rights of the existing Scheduled Tribes remain protected.

“We cannot have two categories of STs within the BTC. If it is ‘V’, it should remain ‘V’, and if ‘P’ then ‘P’. As a council, we recommend this to the GoM,” he said.

Reaffirming the administration’s position, he added, “The BTC government fully supports ethnic classification that respects a

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