New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the welfare of tea gardeners and tribals in Assam.

Speaking with ANI, Pawan Khera said, "What happened to the promise of MSP (Minimum Support Price) for the tea gardens? What happened to the six tribes you were supposed to give tribal status to? Narendra Modi said it would be done in six months. Amit Shah said it would be done in five years. 12 years have passed, and those tribes are still waiting."

"What happened to that? It's the Home Minister's job to answer, but he won't give any answers," he asked.

Pawan Khera refers to Assam tribal communities of the Tai Ahom, Chutia, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbongshi, and Tea Tribes (Adivasis), ...