Guwahati, Aug. 21 -- A coalition of tribal organisations announced a 48-hour bandh on Wednesday at Margherita in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam. The bandh, set to begin on August 23, protests the Tirap Tribal Belt row ahead of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's scheduled visit.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma plans to address large public gatherings in Margherita on August 24, ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections.

"We will begin the blockade at 5 am on August 23 and continue it for 48 hours. We will lift it only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirms a meeting with us," the Margherita District Tribal Association said.

In Tinsukia, Assam's easternmost corner bordering Arunachal Pradesh, tribal communities criticised...