Jorhat, Jan. 20 :    Jorhat, Jan. 20:  The Mogh Barua Buddhists of Assam have demanded tribal status for the community on the lines of the Mogh tribals in West Bengal. The eighth biennial conference of the Federation of Mogh Barua Buddhist Welfare Association of Assam held recently, said the community should be re-enlisted as 'Mogh' Barua tribe in the Tribe Schedule list of Assam as in Tripura and West Bengal as per the Schedule Tribe Order (1950) Part I rules and other provisions under the Constitution. In a memorandum to chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, the federation also demanded land pattas for landless Buddhist villagers and supply of adequate potable water. The government should set up libraries at Buddhist temples in Assam and provide for reservation facilities, the memorandum stated. Other demands include setting up of Pali schools in the state and representation in the Assam Minority Board. The Mogh Barua Buddhist also demanded representation by an MLA of their community along with preservation of historical monuments of the community. The memorandum also assured all support to the government in containing terrorism. Tea workers' memo Plantation workers affiliated to Shram Parishad, the regional body of tea garden labourers, have given a three-month ultimatum to the government to confirm the services of employees who have served for more than five years. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting at Tinsukia under the chairmanship of the former MP Purnanarayan Sinha. A release issued by the Chah Shramik Parishad alleged that tea companies concealed the actual figures of permanent and temporary workers in the annual statements to the government. The reports of various estates managements to the state labour department showed that out of 5,20,106 labourers, only 1,08,631 were permanent. Out of 1,78,079 non-resident workers, only 38,593 were permanent (garden and zone-wise), the release stated, The meeting resolved to launch an agitation if the government implements the wage agreement entered into between the Assam Branch of Indian Tea Association and the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.