In a press conference in its office at Khilipara in the city today, AAD working president Dhirendra Deva Adhikari and general secretary Tapan Kumar Sarma said: “The AAD has congratulated Priyadarshini Chatterjee and her parents for her feat of winning the Femina Miss India crown. We’re also happy that various people and organizations of the State, including Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, felicitated Chatterjee. However, it’s very sad that neither the State Government nor any prominent social organizations, felt like felicitating Angela Lahon for her feat. Her’s is no mean achievement.”
They said: “The fourth Mr and Miss India (Deaf) contest was held at Bangaluru in January this year. We had to impart training to as many as 25 deaf youths under experienced trainers. Two males and two females were sent to the contest at Bangaluru. Former AAD member and former student of Northeast Deaf College Angela Lahon was adjudged Miss India (Deaf). She is the daughter of Kushal Lahon, Narengi in Guwahati. Angela is now going to contest the Miss World (Deaf) to be held in a country in Europe in July this year. This is a matter of sorrow as to why the State Government has failed to felicitate Lahon for her feat. The deaf people of the State had lent their support to the six-year-long Assam agitation. How come the AASU forget to felicitate a deaf girl achieving such a great achievement? Like every year, this year also the AASU felicitated many people from different fields for their contribution to the State at Latasil playground. However, the students’ body paid no attention to Lahon only because she is a deaf. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi made numerous advertisements through the media that he had done a lot for the welfare of the deaf in the State. However, he has stopped short of felicitating deaf Angela for her big achievement. Had Angela been a girl of another State, should would have got much honour there for her achievement. There are numerous organizations who claim to have been working for differently abled people. Those organizations haven’t also felt like felicitating Angela for her achievement. These organizations are also busy in making money in the name of extending help to differently-abled people. However, under the aegis of the Tai Sahitya Sabha and dance teacher Ajay Malakar a few organizations did felicitate her.”
They further came down heavily on the Congress Government in the State, and said: “Even after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Social Welfare Minister Gaumtam Roy’s assurance of cooperation in the 15th All-India Deaf Festival to be held in Guwahati, they are yet to lend any support. There had been agitation in the State on the demand of filling up the vacant posts in the State Deaf and Dumb School at Kahilipara in Guwahati. The State Government advertised the posts and filled them with general candidates depriving deaf candidates with requisite qualification. The State Government has done this violating the existing quota for disabled candidates. In this regard we seek intervention of the Governor. If our plea isn’t given justice, we’re going to stage a dharna on the very day when the new ministry to be formed will take charge at Dispur.”
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