Political Participation Of Tribal People In Assam: A Case Study Of Sakachep Tribe Of Barak Valley In Assam (India).

Abstract

The Constitution of India gives various provisions for protection and promotion of tribal rights in India. There are so many ethnic groups in Assam, Sakachep are small ethnic group among them. It is believed that as narrated by older people, Sakachep originally came from China via, Myanmar-Mizoram-Tripura and from Tripura they entered into Assam. At present, the Sakachep live in different districts of Assam. They are not well-known ethnic group in the region. It is also rare to find a recorded books or documents on them. This paper mainly focuses on political involvement and development of the Sakachep people in the Barak Valley region. Schedule Tribe like Sakachep still continue to be economically and politically backward. This study also discusses how and to what extend their active and inactive involvement in politics bring changes in their life in general as a whole and particularly in the region