GUWAHATI, AUG 14:
The Assam government on Friday announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to 11 people injured in alleged firing by miscreants from Arunachal Pradesh along the interstate border in Dhemaji district over a land-related dispute.
Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said the assistance cheques would be handed over to the injured persons on Saturday.
Pegu, who had earlier visited the injured undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh, expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for providing the financial assistance.
“My sincere gratitude to HCM @himantabiswa for providing financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the 11 persons from Bodoti village under Ming Mang GP in Dhemaji district, who were injured in the gunfire incident along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on August 10,” Pegu said in a post on X.
He said the assistance cheques would be distributed among the injured on Saturday.
In another post, Pegu said he visited AMCH to take stock of the health condition of those undergoing treatment following the incident.
The minister said surgery on one of the injured persons has been completed, while another person who sustained injuries to the eye is scheduled to undergo surgery. Doctors have assured that all the injured are currently out of danger and are expected to be discharged soon, he added.
The August 10 firing incident along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border had triggered protests in Dhemaji district, with the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the apex students’ organisation of Assam’s Mising community, launching an indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
The blockade affected movement along routes connecting the two neighbouring states as protesters demanded action against those allegedly involved in the firing.
The protesters, however, agreed to temporarily lift the blockade on Thursday night following discussions.
They issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the authorities, demanding the arrest of four persons allegedly involved in the firing incident and their handover to Assam Police.
The organisations have warned of further agitation if their demand is not addressed within the stipulate
d period.
