Dibrugarh, Nov 11: The 12-hour dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the All Moran Students’ Union (AMSU) and the All Assam Mottock Yuba Chatra Sanmilan (AAMYCS) paralyzed normal life across Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts on Monday.

The bandh, aimed at pressuring the government to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Moran and Mottock communities, saw widespread public support in both districts. Despite prohibitory orders from Tinsukia District Commissioner Swapneel Paul and Dibrugarh District Commissioner Bikram Kairi, supporters came out in large numbers to enforce the bandh.

Shops and businesses were closed, and roads were deserted as protesters marched through marketplaces, forcibly shutting down establishments and raising slogans for ST status. Tyres were burned along National Highway-37, disrupting traffic. In Dibrugarh, protesters vandalized a vehicle, while in Tinsukia, police resorted to blank firing to control the crowd amid minor clashes.

Joykanta Moran, AMSU’s general secretary, expressed satisfaction with the bandh’s success, calling it a “last resort” to attract the Central and State governments’ attention to their long-standing demand. He criticized the government for delaying action on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2014 promise to recognize Assam’s six indigenous communities with ST status, urging swift resolution to the issue.

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