AGP renews demand for immediate implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord

Dibrugarh: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has renewed its demand for the immediate implementation of Clause 6 of the historic Assam Accord, emphasizing the need to protect the political, cultural, and constitutional rights of the indigenous people of Assam.

In a meeting held on October 24 and 25, 2025, under the leadership of Asom Gana Parishad President and Cabinet Minister Atul Bora, senior party members, MLAs, and district representatives discussed several key issues concerning the people of Assam.

One of the main resolutions passed during the meeting was to urge the Central Government to take prompt action toward implementing Clause 6 in its true spirit.

The Asom Gana Parishad leadership stated that despite multiple assurances, the recommendations made by the High-Level Committee on Clause 6 have not yet been executed, creating widespread resentment among the people.

The party called upon the Government of India to fulfill its commitment at the earliest.

"The committee formed by the Asom Gana Parishad with the indigenous Matak community had previously contacted the President of the All Assam Matak Sammelan, the frontline organization of the Matak community. An exchange meeting was held today at the Gymkhana Club in Dibrugarh to decide and strengthen coordination among the party’s various wings, including the Asom Gana Parishad Youth, Women, and Students’ wings, to intensify the movement for indigenous rights," stated an AGP press release.

Expressing strong concern, AGP leaders reiterated that the party, born out of the Assam Movement, would continue to stand firm on its founding principles and ensure justice for the people of Assam as envisioned in the Assam Accord.

The AGP also announced that it fully supported the demand for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the six ethnic groups of Assam.

The meeting also charged the party MPs and MLAs to exchange views with the six ethnic groups and reiterate their support.

A committee comprising MPs and MLAs was formed for consultation meetings with the six ethnic groups in this regard.

Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister Birendra Prasad Baishya; MP from Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency Phanibhushan Chowdhury; AGP MLA Poonakan Baruah; former MLA Bhaben Borah; MLA Prithiraj Rabha, and other top leadership of the Asom Gana Parishad party, along with the President/General Secretary of the All Assam Matak Sammilan, All Assam Matak Yuva-Satra Sammilan, All Assam Matak Mahila Parishad, All Assam Matak Yuva-Satra Parishad, and All Assam Matak Students Union, were present at the meeting.

The AGP hopes that the meeting will definitely move the demand for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the indigenous Matak community in the right direction.