Govt. schools for children of netas, babus: Govt. mulling law
Bengaluru, August 21: The state government is said to be decided to bring in a law making it mandatory for the elected representatives and government employees to admit their children to the government schools. A decision to this effect would be taken shortly, it is said.
The state government has been thinking about the pros and cons of bringing such a law in the state. It has been reviewing the court judgements of other states. Amidst this, the primary and secondary education department officials have said to be met the Law department officials on Monday and discussed it. It is also said that Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has also conducted one round of meeting in which, the officers have given some suggestions. But before taking any decision, the government has verifying the feasibility of bringing such a law by checking all existing laws and judgements, it is said.
The department has considered the Private Bill moved by Congress MLC G Raghu Achar in the 2017 Assembly Session seriously. The Bill had got positive responses in that Session. Then primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait had responded positively.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
