Assam CM Himanta Sarma calls for peace as fresh clash erupts along border with Arunachal Pradesh
Fresh clashes erupted between protestors from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in Dhemaji district amid the ongoing call for an economic blockade of Itanagar.
Assam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has urged for peace following fresh clashes along the state's border with Arunachal Pradesh. The violence erupted between protestors from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in Dhemaji district, where economic blockade against the Himalayan state entered its second day. Arunachal police responded by firing into the air to disperse the crowd.
The Takam Mising Porin Kebang, an advocacy group for Assam's Mising community, initiated the indefinite economic blockade due to alleged firing that injured 12 indigenous Assamese. Arunachal residents, in turn, pelted stones at the protesters, resulting in minor injuries on both sides. In response to the escalating tensions, Sarma took to social media to call for maintaining peace and harmony. He emphasized that while borders define states, they should not divide people's hearts.
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