Itanagar, Nov. 28: The Arunachal Pradesh government appears to have “patched up” its differences with two Nyishi youth associations which had threatened to launch an agitation if the government failed to remove chief secretary Tabom Bam from his post.

Education minister Tatar Kipa said in a news conference today that representatives of Nyishi Federal Council (NFC) and All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) have agreed to withdraw their plans to go on a phase-wise agitation demanding Bam’s removal.

The state government formed the five-member committee on October 10 in the face of opposition from the All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU). The students’ body demanded the removal of Bam for his “anti Nyishi” attitude and allegedly undermining the interests of the Nyishi tribe.

“All the members of the committee and the representatives from the ANYA and the NFC had a meeting last night. The Nyishi youth associations have agreed to withdraw their agitation plan,” Kipa said.

The committee, in its report submitted last week, observed that Bam had no intention of digressing from the issue of pursuing the Nyishi’s demand to change the name of the community.

The two Nyishi associations had set a seven-day deadline for the government, starting November 20, to remove Bam.

They alleged that Bam tried to promote the case of the Gallong tribes’ demand undermining the Nyishi’s demand of change of nomenclature .

They have termed the report of the committee, headed by rural works department minister, Chowna Mein as “false and concocted”.

The education minister also said the state government is pursuing the issue of change of nomenclature of the Nyishi tribe with the Centre for a long time.

The tribe has been demanding for a change in nomenclature from Dafla to Nyishi.

The state government has urged the Centre to bring a constitutional amendment to the Scheduled Tribes Order, 1950 in both Houses of Parliament.