Itanagar: The Nyishi community- the largest tribe in Arunachal Pradesh, on Saturday took out a protest march–Itanagar Angtu” (Itanagar Chalo) to protest the alleged failure of state government to act against some derogatory remarks against the community.
The march started from Doimukh in Nirjuli and ended at Indira Gandhi Park here and was followed by a public meeting.
Organised by the Nyishi Elite Society (NES) and All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU), the rally was taken out to demonstrate the strength of Nyishi community which was shown allegedly in bad lights in recent publications of some leading news papers and to protest the state government’s failure to act against the derogatory remarks against the community.
The NES and ANSU had also decided to call a 36-hour bandh on October 12-13 next in support of their demand.
Addressing the mass gathering, NES president Bengia Tolum while terming the present government as anti-Nyishi claimed that Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin created anti-Nyishi wave and continued to do anti-Nyishi activities.
”We were compelled to take out the rally to rejuvenate ourselves,” the NES president.
Active forces were circulating anti-Galo SMS in the name of NES and trying to defame NES and personal character and reputation of the NES president, but NES had filed an FIR to book the culprits involved in such activities, Tolum informed.
”We have also appealed to the governor to direct the Chief Minister to resign as the present government could not protect the interest and image of the largest tribe of the state,” NES said.
Delegates from all corners of the state had turned up in the state capital to show their solidarity and express their indignation over the derogatory remarks and alleged failure of the government to solve the crisis. (UNI)