Guwahati, Aug. 21 -- Hundreds of people staged demonstrations in Diphu, the headquarters of Karbi Anglong district, on Wednesday against the Assam government's move to hand over tribal land to corporate houses.
Karbi Anglong is one of three regions in Assam governed under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, which grants special autonomy and safeguards tribal rights. Diphu lies about 240 km east of Guwahati.
The protest, led by All-Party Hills Leaders Conference president Jones Ingti Kathar, targeted Tuliram Ronghang, the Chief Executive Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council. Demonstrators raised slogans accusing the BJP of undermining the interests of indigenous communities.
The agitatio...
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