Let's wait and watch: Bommai says ahead of cabinet meeting to finalise Cong guarantee implementation
Bengaluru: Basavaraja Bommai, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, has expressed his stance on the guarantees made by the state Congress government, stating that the decision regarding them will be determined in the upcoming cabinet meeting.
During a press interaction in Haveri on Wednesday, Bommai commented, "Let the Chief Minister conduct meetings to execute the guarantees. The specifics will become clear during the cabinet meeting tomorrow." He emphasised that the meeting would reveal what will be provided, what will be withheld, and what conditions may be imposed.
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When asked about Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's meeting with MLA Lakshman Savadi and former Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, Bommai stated that it was an internal matter of Congress party.
“Regarding the revision of textbooks, he said DK Shivakumar has added that he will form a committee to revise textbooks. Let us wait and observe the changes that will be made," Bommai added.
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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.
