Garo Hills Organization Opposes Proposed Review of Job Reservation Policy

Achik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), a Garo Hills-based organisation on Monday, expressed strong opposition to any potential review or dilution of the existing job quota policy.
The reservations have been expressed in the wake of Chief Minister Conrad Sangma earlier announcing that the state’s updated reservation policy report would be presented in the ongoing Assembly during the budget session.
“We categorically demand the maintenance of status quo on the current reservation framework. Any attempt to reopen, revise, or weaken the policy is unacceptable and will be viewed as a direct attack on the constitutional safeguards, rights, and future of marginalized and indigenous communities,” AHAM stated in a memorandum to the Chief Minister.
“Rolling back or reconsidering this policy would betray the trust of tribal communities, undermine decades of progress, and intensify social and economic disparities,” the organisation said.
AHAM also warned that any move to review or alter the reservation policy could trigger widespread public outrage, protests and social unrest.
Meanwhile, the organisation renewed its strong demand for declaration of Tura as the Winter Capital of the state. “This demand is no longer aspirational. It represents a constitutional principle, a political necessity, a historical obligation, and a democratic mandate rooted in justice, regional equity, and balanced governance,” it said.
The organisation pointed out that despite numerous memorandums served to the government on the issue from 2020 till date and the same being debated in the floor of the house during the budget session last year, a final executive decision remains pending.