DIMAPUR: Confrontation between the Dimasas on one side and that of Zeliangrongs, Hmars and others, has resurfaced in Assam’s N.C. Hills on Friday. Several people got injured in the alleged attack launched by the Dimasas.
According to Titus Kamei, president of Zeliangrong Youth Front-Assam, Manipur Nagaland (ZYF-AMN), Elu Ndang, general secretary of Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB-AMN) and Pamei Tingenlung, president of AZSU-AMN), many leaders of the community as well that of Hmars have been hurt seriously in the attack launched by the Dimasas on Friday.
According to them, the ten injured persons were reportedly suffered injury when the Dimasa people armed with guns, and other deadly weapons such as sticks, daos and other deadly weapons attacked them.
They ran inside the police station hoping that they will be protected but the police turn them away.
The police personnel stationed at the time of the incident should be terminated from their service immediately and impartial investigation should be done into the incident, the Zeliangrong leaders demanded.
“The bias and impartial policy of the Assam Govt is an intention to create communal disharmony in the North Cachar Hills which is inhabited by several communities wherein Dimasa is one of them. On the pretext of talk with the Dimasa militant group and the government of Assam have been providing maximum benefits, opportunity and favour to the Dimasa people since the truce. The Govt of Assam detrimental policy of only pleasing the Dimasa without giving equal treatment to the other indigenous tribal people has attributed the problems of the non Dimasa communities,” Tingenlung, Elu and Titus alleged.
The bandh was called to demand bifurcation of Dima Hasao district into two autonomous districts. (NNN)