The 36-hour bandh called by militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Tribal (DNLT) evoked mixed response among the people of Dima Hasao as some parts of the district were partially open on Wednesday.

The newly floated militant outfit on Monday through social media platforms posted a 36-hour Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong bandh from 5 pm of 13th September, Tuesday.

Soon the post went viral among the public creating a panic situation and a confused state. On Tuesday by 5 PM the whole district started to shut down, but it failed to cast any impact on the Karbi Anglong district since all institutions and markets in Karbi Anglong were functioning normally.

Dima Hasao SP Mayank Kumar said that the police team are ready to thwart any untoward incident and appealed to the public not to believe in such social media post.

However, there was no initiative from the district administration to instill confidence among the public to defy the bandh till 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening.

On Wednesday, both the district administration and NC Hills Autonomous Council through a public microphone made an announcement for the opening of all government offices, schools, transport, markets, and private institutions but most of the offices were found partially opened and with very thin attendance. All the business establishments and schools were closed and the vehicles were off the road except the vehicles carrying security personnel.

Students were the worst sufferer as the final exams were ongoing and students from far-flung areas were compelled to walk on foot 6/7 km to appear for the exams though the district administration had provided transportation to them.

Advertisement

Meanwhile, another militant group Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) (under ceasefire) has issued a letter to the DNLT, to clarify the aims and objective of organizing their group to the Government and to the public clearly and asked to have a talk with them. They also appealed to the DNLT group to stay united with them. Till the filing of the report, no any untoward incidents reported so far.

Advertisements