Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the state assembly on September 11 that the Karbi language will be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India once it adopts the Roman script.
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“The Roman script is not an Indian script, and no language with a Roman script can be included in the Eighth Schedule,” Chief Minister Sarma said in response to a starred question from BJP MLA Bidyasing Engleng from Diphu on the first day of the autumn session of the state assembly.
“We had a long discussion with the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) on this issue. We urged them to take a quick decision,” he further added.
In view of the implementation of the Third Bodo Peace Accord signed with the All Bodo Students’ Union, the United Bodo People’s Organization, and four factions of the National Democratic Front of Boroland, the Chief Minister stated that 90 per cent of the clauses of the accord have already been implemented.