The Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), presently under a ceasefire with New Delhi for the last five years, has sought the immediate creation of a self governing body for the Garos in the three districts of Garo Hills to be called the Garoland Autonomous Council with adequate powers and direct funding, the group said in a statement to the media last evening.
The Centre had last month rejected a demand the group's demand for a separate Garoland state. The Joint Secretary (Home) in-charge of North East, Naveen Verma had made it clear that if ANVC wanted a rehabilitation package, it has to leave aside its demand for Garoland.