Assembly elections: BJP seeks answers from Assam’s tea gardens

Has BJP given you the status of Scheduled Tribes (ST)? Have you received a daily salary of 351.33 received? Did you get the land ‘Pata’ (record of rights)?

The first three of these 11 questions are being armed to tea plantation workers – men and women – in eastern Assam. The All Assam Tribal Students Association (AAASA) claims that the question is political in that the BJP is mentioned in every question.

AAASA held its 18th annual Mahasabha at Halem Tea Estate in Biswanath district of north-eastern Assam from March 12-14. A detailed discussion on the issues that matter most to plantation workers featured the questionnaire.

“We can infer from that questionnaire that we are batting for Congress or any other opposition party,” he said. It is only for this reason that the question is aimed at the BJP that the party has been in power with its allies for five years and the tea workers largely promised ‘Parvartan’ (change) and ‘Achieve din’ (good) for them. Day), ”AAASA President Stephen Lakda told Hindu on Wednesday.

“The idea behind giving 11-question papers to each of our adult community members is not to do any analysis, but to make them aware of the promises made so that they never ask questions to the candidates of BJP or AGP (ally Asom Gana Parishad) Can. Or leaders can campaign in their areas, ”he said.

In Assamese, each question has two boxes, where the person holding the sheet has to tick “yes” or “no”.

The question on ST status has topped the list because the BJP, like the Congress earlier, promised to give it, Mr. Lakra said.

The tribals are loosely known as “tea tribes” and “former tea (which are no longer associated with tea plantations) tribes” of five other communities – Chutia, Koch-Rajbongshi, Matak, Moran and Tai. Also demanding to be given ST status. – Ah.

There are other questions on issues such as provincialization of schools in tea gardens, establishment of schools like 100 Navodaya Vidyalayas and setting up of one ATM in each garden.

Amidst these questions “What has been your ‘development (development) as promised by BJP?”

The questionnaire ends: “Will you vote for BJP again this time?”