CM to receive Clause 6 report tomorrow

Assam Polity and Governance

CM is scheduled to accept the recommendations of the committee constituted by the Government of India for suggesting measures for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, which envisages constitutional, legislative and administrative measures to safeguard, protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people..
The report of the committee, which Sonowal is scheduled to receive, reportedly recommended 1951 as the cut-off year for identification of indigenous people and called for reservation of seats in Assembly, Parliament and local bodies.
The committee also recommended introduction of ILP system and suggested right over land.
The committee, constituted in July 2019, is headed by former Gauhati High Court judge Biplab Kumar Sarma. It was supposed to submit the report to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on February 15.
The committee had attracted criticism for not including members of some tribal groups and Bengalis — Hindus and Muslims — of southern Assams Barak Valley.