Tinsukia, April 2: The All Assam Tangsa Students’ Union (AATSU), along with local residents, held a torchlight rally on Tuesday in Malu village, Ledo, protesting against the alleged encroachment of tribal land by Tikak Colliery.

Due to constant dumping, Malu village faces a serious threat, and villagers are protesting against the disposal of coal waste on their land.

The protesters marched through the village in the evening, raising slogans against the colliery for forcefully dumping coal waste in their area.

The Tikak Colliery, operated by Northeastern Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, has long been accused of using tribal land for waste disposal, leading to escalating tensions between the local community and the authorities.

“The land belongs to us. We gave the land to Coal India, but now they are dumping waste materials on our land. We have informed everyone about this issue, but they are still not stopping their activities. Where will the Tangsa people go? They have been living here for decades,” said a member of the students’ union.

The student body accused the authorities of disregarding indigenous rights and warned of intensified protests if the dumping activities continued.

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