All Assam Gorkha Students Union (AAGSU), the apex influential organisation of Gorkha students and youth of Assam Monday imposed total economic and road blockade in various National Higways leading to Arunachal Pradesh in protest against gruesome killing of 13 innocent villagers and injuring severely several others by suspected Arunachali miscreants along the Assam-Arunachal Border at Chawuldhuwa village under Behali Reserve Forest of Sonitpur district of Assam last week.
“All Assam Gorkha Students Union District Units of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat and Karbianglong completely jammed the National Higway 37 leading to Arunachal Pradesh in various places of the districts”, said Nanda Kirati Dewan , publicity secretary AAGSU in Guwahati.
Several district and regional units of All Assam Gorkha Students Union throughout Assam also joined the road and economic blockade.
A common memorandum through the respective Deputy Commissioners of the districts were sent to the chief minister Tarun Gogoi demanding immediate justice to the innocent villagers who were killed in the incident and compensation of not less than 25 lakhs for the deceased and 5 lakhs to the injured.
The memorandum also sought immediate intervention in settling the intrastate border dispute with Assam of the adjoining states Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya and security to borderside and reserve forests dwellers and who have been prone to illegal encroachers and antisocial elements.
Dewan said further criticized the government of Assam for failing to provide security and justice after the incident.
PTI Adds: Meanwhile, economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh over killing of 10 persons along the inter-state border continued for the fourth day Monday even as work for setting up border outposts began.
The blockade is mainly being carried out by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and supported by many organisations.
Meanwhile, Assam Director General of Police Khagen Sarma held a high-level security meeting here today, attended by senior officials from Army, CRPF, SSB and district administration among others.
“The construction work for border outposts in Behali Reserve Forest commenced form today... A police station will be set up at Dikalmukh in Arunachal Pradesh also,” he said.
Sarma said security forces will be deployed along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in coming days.
Regarding involvement of National Liberation Council of Taniland (NLCT) in the Behali massacre as alleged by CPI(ML) State Secretary Bibek Das, the DGP said, “Operations will be carried out against NLCT.”
He further said two cases have been registered at Behali police station in Sonitpur district, while one is filed in Arunachal Pradesh.
“The Assam police is in constant touch with Arunachal administration and they assured full cooperation to nab the miscreants involved in the Behlai incident,” he added.
Talking about rising incidents of violence by the anti- talk faction of the banned National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Sarma said police is going to intensify operations against the group.
“Give us a little bit of time. The subversive activities of NDFB(S) in northern part of the Sonitpur will be wiped out,” Sarma said.
We have sufficient modern arms and ammunition and manpower to combat terrorism and operations against NDFB(S) will be further intensified. Our prime duty is to protect and provide safeguard to the common people, he added.
The Arunachal Agrashan Pratirodh Samiti alleged encroachment of Assam land by people from Arunachal Pradesh.
Senior police officials here also said the involvement of political leaders from both the states cannot be denied.
Meanwhile, another body was recovered from Chauldhowa area in Borgang, the site of January 29 massacre.
Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Sanjukta Parasar said the body has been identified as Lasu Mardi (65), hailing from Tinisuti under Biswanath chariali police station. With this, the toll has risen to 11. “Police team will again search the area tomorrow, she added.
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