Tension along Arunachal-Assam border eases after tribal body suspends ‘blockade’
An Assam-based tribal organisation gives State police 48 hours to arrest four from a neighbouring State; Assam Ministers hold talks with tribal leaders, saying the matter has been taken up at the “highest level”
Tension along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border eased on Thursday night after the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the student body representing the Mising community of Assam, suspended an economic blockade. However, TMPK gave a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest four individuals from Arunachal Pradesh accused in a land dispute-related shooting incident on August 10.
The blockade was launched by TMPK and other groups on Wednesday in response to the firing incident that injured 11 people from Assam in Mingmang Bodoti, Dhemaji district of Assam. Following talks with Assam's government and Arunachal Pradesh civil society groups, TMPK decided to temporarily suspend the blockade after assurances of action on their core demands.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu had appealed for calm and promised action against those responsible for the shooting. Assam's minister for border areas, Atul Bora, and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Ranoj Pegu held meetings with TMPK leaders and other organizations, affirming their commitment to addressing the issue through dialogue.
The Assam government has also requested Arunachal Pradesh's police hand over the four accused individuals within 48 hours. Both state governments aim to resolve the border dispute amicably and maintain cordial relations between the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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