Dibrugarh, Nov. 24 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that, the Motok community has played a pivotal role in shaping the social, cultural and national character of the Assamese people, and called for strengthening collective efforts to build a self-reliant Assam through discipline, determination and youth empowerment, a release said.

Sonowal was speaking at the 86th Central Foundation Day of the "Sadou Asom Motok Sanmilan", held at Bokpara Public Auditorium in Dibrugarh on Monday.

Addressing a large gathering, the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha Constituency MP said that the Motok community's resilience and organisational discipline have consistently contributed to the progress of Assamese so...