Guwahati, Aug 7: At least 44 people including nine police personnel were injured in a clash between protesters demanding eviction of “illegal settlers” and security forces in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday.
The protesters held a rally demanding eviction of “illegal settlers”, when the rally has been proceeding towards Tinali, suddenly police blanked fire in the air and used baton to dispersed the protesters.
The protestors were permitted to march to the office of the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and submit a memorandum to the Chief Executive Member (CEM).
Several organisations had taken out a protest march to demand eviction of illegal settlers residing in Professional Grazing Reserve (PGR) and Village Grazing Reserve (VGR) in the districts of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong.
The situation turned tense when the protesters deviated from the permitted route and did not pay heed to the security forces when they asked them to maintain the designated path.
The police baton charged the protestors and fired in the air, while the demonstrators who deviated from the permitted route pelted the law enforcers with stones.
“We have organised a protest rally demanding eviction of ‘illegal settlers’ from professional grazing reserve and village grazing reserve. When we are proceeding towards the KAAC to submit the memorandum but police used lati-charged against the protesters,” said a protester.
He said, “Many of our people were injured in the lathicharge. We have organised a peaceful demonstration but why police prevented us to submit the memorandum and lathicharge at us.”
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