Bokajan (26th Dec). The 35th Foundation Day of All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) was celebrated at Hill View English High School Ground, Bokajan in Karbianglong with a daylong colourful program on 26th December 2010 Sunday by the Karbianglong Dist Committee AAGSU in aegis of the Bokajan Regional Committee of AAGSU. The program started off with inauguration of the main gate followed by flag hoisting Nitin Rai President KADC AAGSU, a one minute silence observed to pay our rich tribute all known and unknown martyrs, formal homage to martyrs paid by Suraj Chetry Gen. Secy. KADC AAGSU and Lalit Thapa President of the Reception Commitee at 9 am in the morning. Nanda Kirati Dewan Information and Publicity Secretary; AAGSU while addressing the gathering outlined the history on the birth of AAGSU which orginaly was born in the year 1946 in Sonitpur at Darrang College then undivided Darrang district in active participation of people like Prabhu Maan Karki who had then donated Rs.5000/- cash for establishment of Darrang College by the name ‘Darrang Gorkha Chattra Sangh’  which was renamed as ‘Darrang Nepali Chatra Sangh’ in 1955 similarly Brihhatar Guwahati Nepali Chattra Sangh in early 1960s was also formed. After assimilations on 26th December 1976 of all such units, and district branches it came to be known as ‘All Assam Nepali Students Union (AANSU now AAGSU) till date the All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) covering length and breadth of the state. It may be noted here that AAGSU is the apex body of the Gorkha populace in Assam stretching from Sadiya in the east to Dhunburi in the west.

Ex-Deputy Secy Karbianglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Mr. C S Teron initiated the mass tree plantation program  for KADC AAGSU to mark the foundation day mass tree plantation  which was called by AAGSU. A colourful cultural rally with more than two thousand participants from all communities of Bokajan region was flagged off from Phoolbari. The rally crossed through CCI, Sukhanjan, Bokajan, Daily Market to Phoolbari covering a distance of 12kms on a marketday. Veteran Cultural activist of the nation Kamal Singh Nepali and Rajib Kro of the famed 200 episode of ‘Kichiri Sangbaad’ aired on North East India’s first satellite channel NETV addressed the participants of the mass cultural colourful rally. Cultural troupes various communities and guests were fed lunch with traditional Gorkha foods like gundruk, sinki, sikuti, selroti, chamrevat, til ko acchar etc. which they enjoyed.

Post lunch the much awaited ‘Open Session’ presided by Nitin Rai, President AAGSU KADC started off by cutting the 35th AAGSU Foundation Day cake by Chief Advisor of AAGSU Dil Bahadur Limboo and dignitaries on the dais followed by his inaugural speech wherein he threw light on birth of AAGSU and to present status of organization which has been marred by breakaway fraction despite a huge credit to the formation of Gorkha Development Council (GDC). He emphasized that unity amongst the students’ community will be his main focus and the process is on and soon this will be in papers and official which the Gorkha populace will embrace.  Veteran literate and President of the Assam Sahitya Sabha Rong Bong Terang the tribal face of Assam who had consented to grace the occasion as ‘Chief Guest’ could not attend due to emergency executive meeting in Guwahati. In his written message to the Gorkha students’ fraternity he expressed his utmost desire to be a part of the mega celebration of an indigenous students’ community of Karbianglong and Assam and nation at large. He categorically recalled the bravery and contributions of the Gorkahs in the process of construction of the composite Assamese Society. Gorkha Development Council (GDC) Chairman Loknath Upadhyay addressed the gathering as stand in ‘Chief Guest’ where in he highlighted the democratic movement undertaken by the members and activists of AAGSU for formation of Gorkha Autonomous Council. He reiterated that the recent formation of Gorkha Development Council (GDC) in Assam of whose he was unanimously elected as ‘Chairman’ was the result of years long agitation undertaken by the students body. He credited AAGSU as the reactionary and driving youthful force of the Gorkhas who has emerged as one of the largest network students’ organization covering 30lakhs Gorkha population of Assam.  

Gorkha leaders of the region Ran Bahadur Rouka Member GDC, Lal Bahadur Pradhan Chairman of the Livestock and Poultry Farm Deptt. KAAC, D R Gurung Gen Secy. GACDC KADC and C S Teron Former Deputy Secy KAAC addressed the gathering. President and Secretaries of all most all community organizations were present in the open session. Thereafter Gorkha autonomous Council Demand Committee (GACDC); Chairman Harkha Bahadur Chetri in his two hours long key note address spoke at length on all spheres AAGSU’s history, social and political dynamism and vision and appealed womens in particular besides the youth to participate in AAGSU to realize dreams of formation Gorkha Autonomous Council (GAC) in near future. AAGSU Vice President Birendra Subba and Bhim Bahadur Rai, Info & Publicity Secy Nanda Kirati Dewan were also present in the open session. Sabitri Devi KADC AAGSU Vice President presided the middle part of the meeting. Later in the evening the colourful cultural program was held.