The Election Commission has finalized and released its draft delimitation with reduction of region’s seats from 15 to 13 in the 126 member Assam assembly. Since then there have been protest in the state, Assam.
Since 1960s there have been demands of separation of Barak Valley encompassing districts of Cachar, Karimganj, and Haliakandi.
Recently, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that he will not oppose Bengali majority Barak Valley separation from Assam if the people of the region demands so. He also added that the people of region are happy with the delimitation.
Assam CM said, “Some people always tell me that a particular group only talks about the separation of Barak but most of the people here believe in living together. As chief minister of Assam, I do not want separation either. We all are brothers and sisters. We should stay together.”
