Groups rally against party tickets to non-tribals

TURA, Feb 26: Giving vent to their dissent, various Williamnagar-based organisations on Friday took out a rally against non-tribal participation in the upcoming Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections.
Organisations including the GSU, FKJGP, AAYF, AYC, FAF, AIGU, ASWA, Mothers’ Union, Mothers’ Federation, College Students’ Union, Auto Taxi Sumo Pick-up Association, besides others, under the banner of the East Garo Hills Joint Action Committee (EGHJAC), had also organised a public meeting at Rongrenggre Playground earlier in the day.
The meeting was also attended by various clubs, local leaders, Nokmas, sordars, senior citizens and students from across the town.
During the meeting, leaders from various organisations maintained that the GHADC is solely for the Garo people and no non-tribal can be involved in its affairs.
Warning political parties against giving party tickets to non-tribals, the organisations also demanded that they (tickets) be immediately withdrawn.
The leaders also called on people to stand in unison to ensure that there is no non-tribal participation in the GHADC elections.
Following the meeting, the gathering also took out a rally displaying banners, posters and placards through the main thoroughfares of the town.