Months after the Hattee community of Himachal Pradesh’s Trans-Giri area was declared as a Scheduled Tribe, anger is building among members over the delay in the implementation of the new classification. Thousands of members of the community on Tuesday gathered in Nahan district to seek immediate implementation and begin the issuance of ST certificates.
The Kendriya Hattee Samiti and the Hattee Vikas Manch (HVM) on Tuesday led a march from the Chaugan ground in Nahan to the district collectorate and submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister’s Office through the District Collector, seeking that the ST certificates be issued to them immediately.
Ramesh Singta, chief spokesperson for Kendriya Hattee Samiti, told The Hindu: “More than 3,000 people were at the peaceful march today and we are planning a much larger rally in Shillai before the Assembly session is set to begin on December 20.”
