India, Dec. 15 -- A delegation of the All Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRSU), along with members of ten Koch Rajbongshi organisations, on Sunday, December 14, met Assam Tribal Affairs Minister Ranoj Pegu in Dispur to press their long-standing demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

During the meeting, the delegation discussed the pending ST status report and urged the state government to speed up its submission to the Centre, stressing that the report should be sent to New Delhi at the earliest to allow the process to move forward at the national level.

The Koch Rajbongshi organisations called on the government to grant ST status to six communities before the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, reiterating their demand.

While the leade...