Haflong, May 8 : The All Dimasa Students’ Union (ADSU) has expressed its pain and anguish over the continuing process of encroachment at Dilaji Mithiphang area of Diphu town. In their second visit to the spot, the ADSU team witnessed construction of huts going on at full swing with large number of people ready to settle in the area . It may be mentioned that a case has already been registered in this regard. Police team nabbed one of the encroachers recently , however he was released after proper interrogation.
” Villagers of Dilaji Mithiphang locality are running from post to pillar seeking justice, lodged complain and registered a case on 23rd April, 2008, they have already submitted a memorandum to the Chief Executive Memher, KAAC, Diphu Shri Mangalsing Engti for intervention but neither the law and order authority nor the present ruling government are serious enough to stop the ongoing illegal construction and evict the encroachers” the ADSU alleged.
The Dimasa Students’ body informed that villagers of Dilaji Mithiphang village urged the encroachers to stop settling in the site and further appealed before the Sarkari gaonburah, Mr. Jensing Ronghang to refrain them from encroaching the place and to prevent them from cutting standing bamboos and felling valuable trees. Regrettably, the encroachers have so far refused to pay any heed to the appeal of the Dilaji Mithiphang Dimasa villagers, the release added.
” The plot of land forcefully taken by the encroachers belong to well known SGB, Shri Nogendra Johari one of the senior citizen of Diphu, Shri Ranjan Keprai and Late Rangbangdao Phonglosa of Dilaji Mithiphang bearing Dag No. 17, 19 and 27 respectively, this plot of land is the only source of earning their livelihood. They have been cultivating paddy, mustard, sesame etc. and some seasonal crops every year dynasty wise . The village is one of the oldest known village in this part of district established prior to Mikir Hills district came into existence where wild animals use to inhabit the area” the ADSU release mentioned.
The ADSU release stated that on 24th and 25th of April 2008, a Police team led by Md. Suleiman Ali, Officer in-charge, Diphu Police Station went at the spot and found around 20 Karbi youths including females who described themselves as students’, busy in constructing huts at the location.
The youths fled away after seeing the police team heading towards them, one of the settlers was caught red handed with a machete in his hand, however he was released after giving , a statement before the police
officer in presence of the villagers, according to his version, they occupied and encroached the land as the order of an UPDS cadre, Mr. Wilson Tokbi.
The All Dimasa Students’ Union after taking into consideration plight of the Dimasa villagers of Dillaji Mithiphang and for maintenance of peaceful co-existence among all communities living in Karbi Anglong in general and Dimasa - Karbi in particular, has appealed before the Law and order authority and the present ruling Govt. to take urgent steps for evicting the encroachers in order to avoid unfortunate misunderstanding among the two tribes in near future.
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