1951 recommended as cut-off year for statutory safeguards

Assam Polity and Governance

15-Feb-20

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Though the high level committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for recommending measures for the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord decided to recommend taking 1951 as the cut-off year for extending benefits of constitutional protection, there was difference of opinion among the members of the committee on the percentage of seats to be kept reserved for indigenous people in the elected bodies.
The committee, headed by Justice (Retd) Biplab Sarma, has finalised its report and it will be formally handed over to the Union Home Minister. All the members of the committee agreed on the point that 1951 should be the cut-off year for identification of Assamese people who would be eligible for constitutional safeguards under the provisions of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
There were difference of opinion among the members of the committee on the percentage of seats in Assembly, Parliament and local bodies to be kept reserved for the indigenous people. There were two opinions on the issue.
The AASU members in the committee were demanding hundred per cent reservation, while the other members were of the view that the committee should recommend 67 percent reservation in addition to the existing reservations for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe. As the members could not come to a consensus on the issue, both the views were in the report. Similarly, on job reservation also, two views were included in the report.
The committee also recommended introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the entire State and protection of land rights of the indigenous people. The committee recommended creation of an upper House to ensure representation of all the tribal and ethnic groups. The committee also suggested measures for protection of Assamese and other tribal and ethnic languages of the State along with protection of cultural heritage of all communities.
The committee also recommended implementation of all the clauses of the Assam Accord and asked the government to take diplomatic initiative to deport the foreign nationals as suggested by the Supreme Court

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