Guwahati, Sept. 17 -- Tensions have flared along the Assam-Nagaland border as Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) general secretary Bidyut Saikia accused the Nagaland agriculture department of attempting to plant palm oil seedlings on contested Assam land.

Speaking at the border on Wednesday, Saikia alleged that thousands of palm oil seedlings prepared by Nagaland officials at their seed farm were being brought for planting in areas claimed by Assam.

"In March, Nagas tried to plant seedlings, but Assam residents' protests temporarily halted the program. Recently, over a thousand seedlings were observed being transported in two vehicles. Assam's land cannot be handed over to Nagaland under any circumstances," he said, criticizing the sta...