Centre to Appoint MHA Interlocutor on Assam Tribes’ Constitutional Status Demand

Overview

• The Home Minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs will soon name a senior interlocutor to open an institutional dialogue with Rabha, Mising and Tiwa representatives.
• The assurance came on December 26 after consultations in New Delhi with delegations from the three communities alongside Assam’s chief minister and a cabinet minister.
• Amit Shah stated he listened to the delegations’ concerns and promised that genuine issues would be addressed through the proposed process.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the move as deeply reassuring, framing it as a commitment to inclusive governance for indigenous communities.
• The three councils remain statutory bodies formed by Assam for social and cultural advancement, and Shah is slated to visit the state on December 29 to inaugurate the 5,000-seat Jyoti Bishnu Prekhyagriha auditorium.