TURA, March 14: The Garo Students’ Union (GSU) on Monday revived its demand for Dadenggre district and asked the legislators to join the demand chorus.
In a statement issued here, the GSU, Western Zone (North), Dadenggre, said that the demand for the upgrade of the Dadenggre Civil Subdivision into a full-fledged district has stood for 23 long years with the successive governments turning a blind eye to the same. “The demand began in 1999 during the time of Donkupar Roy as the chief minister. The same demand was raised many times between 2012 and 2015 when Dr Mukul Sangma was the chief minister. In addition to these, memorandums and letters were also submitted to local MLA James K Sangma. However, we are still to get the district which has hurt the sentiments of the people,” GSU president Tengsan M Marak said.
The GSU has also asked MLAs from all six constituencies under Dadenggre Civil Subdivision, viz. Phulbari, Rajabala, Selsella, Tikrikilla, Raksamgre and Dadenggre to come forward and work towards the fulfilment of the demand.
Contending that the creation of the proposed district will generate employment opportunities for the youths and ease the problems faced by people from far-flung villages, the Union also urged the government to ensure that the demand is fulfilled.
