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Guwahati : Opposition Congress and Hills State Demand Committee (HSDC) had urged the Assam governor intervention to hold the council poll of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) immediately.
A team of the two political parties on Thursday had met Assam governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Rajbhawan in Guwahati.
The team comprised by former MP Dr Jayanta Rongpi, former MLA Bidyasing Engleng and Ashok Teron had asked the governor to take necessary action to hold the council poll before January 13 next.
The present BJP-led council of KAAC tenure will be ended on January 13, 2017.
The team also urged an intervention of the Assam governor to hold the council poll.
The last council poll was held on January 4, 2012.
Meanwhile, the BJP-led state government is all set to extend the present council tenure to April next.
A top source said that, the state government would not like to hold the council poll in next month.
'A powerful minister of the state government who also very closed to Tuliram Ronghang, the Chief Executive Member of KAAC has requested the central leaders of the saffron party to extend the present council tenure,' the source said.
The source further said that, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal would not like to extend the present council tenure under Tuliram Ronghang, but he agreed to do it under pressure.
'The all plan for extending the tenure had prepared recently during a crucial meeting held in Guwahati in presence of two top BJP leaders and a RSS leader,' the source said.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
