Parts of Meghalaya remained tense after 2 were left dead & 10 others injured in clashes between two groups in the past 24 hrs over the new Citizenship law.
Guwahati| At least 2 people have been killed and several others injured since Friday after clashes between KSU members and non-tribals during a meeting on the CAA and inner line permit (ILP) in Meghalaya.
Clashes broke out between members of the Khasi Students Union and non-tribals in Ichamati area of Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district. The 2 deceased were identified as Rupchand Dewan and Lurshai Hynniewta.
10 other non-tribal people, including Dewan, were also stabbed at Bara Bazaar in Shillong through the day. Dewan, a migrant labourer from Assam, died on the way. All others were taken to the Civil Hospital in Shillong.
A vegetable vendor, identified as 29-year-old Rupchand Dewan, who hailed from Bhela Nawgaon in Assam’s Barpeta district, had succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Other injured persons have been identified as Akash Ali, Ajay Kuri, Rikesh Das, Satya Mudak, Deepak Kumar, Pradeep Kuri, Aman Kumar Shah, Jadur Choudhury and Shubham Nath.
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As per the release issued late on Saturday, two CAPF companies have been deployed at Ichamati and six more will be deployed soon.
Amid clashes, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma has appealed for peace saying that people should abstain from any kind of violent activities.
Conrad Sangma even expressed “solidarity and support with the people especially with the family of the deceased.
A member of the influential Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) died in an attack at Ichamati area near the India-Bangladesh border following the meeting. The KSU is opposed to the CAA and demands introduction of Inner Line Permit system in Meghalaya in order to check “adverse impact” of the CAA on the state’s tribal population.
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