Sadiya, Oct 28: Ahead of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s scheduled visit to Sadiya, members of the Kalita community have intensified their campaign seeking protected community status within the region’s tribal belt and block areas.

Students under the banner of the Kalita Janagosthi Yuba-Chhatra Parishad are preparing to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister during his visit to Chapakhowa on October 30, where he is expected to address a public rally.

The Parishad said that inclusion of the Kalita people in the list of protected communities would allow them equal land ownership rights alongside other recognised groups such as the Tai Ahoms, Morans, Motoks, Chutias and Gorkhas, in the region.

The memorandum is expected to focus on amending the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation (A

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