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Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Students' union seeks ILP to ensure land rights for natives
1 2 Guwahati: Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), a students' union here, while extending support to the ongoing eviction drives to clear encroachment from forest and govt land, demanded the govt ensure that land rights remain with indigenous people and do not go to migrated Muslims with roots in Bangladesh and those from other states staying here. State govt conducted eviction drives at Chapar in Dhubri, at Hasila Beel and Paikan Reserve Forest in Goalpara, and Uriamghat in Golaghat district in the last two months. President of the students' body, Palash Changmai, said evicting the people is not the final solution to infiltration into the state as they will move to another place after being evicted from one place. "We need a permanent solution. It must be ensured that land rights remain with indigenous people, and does not go to those coming from other states or those who were evicted from forest or govt land now," he added. He said the student body's demand to enforce inner line permit in the state, which is a long-pending demand, might ensure that land rights remain in the hands of indigenous people. The students' body organised a demonstration in Guwahati on Tuesday, demanding that the govt ensure the protection of the land rights of the indigenous people. On the other hand, the Kamrup Metropolitan District Committee of the CPM staged a protest in Guwahati, demanding a halt to evictions without alternative arrangements, proper rehabilitation and compensation for those evicted, an end to inflammatory communal propaganda and a stop to the corporate plundering of Assam's land. Hundreds of members and supporters from the district gathered to voice these demands.
Time of India
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Ticking bomb': AJYCP rallies against Subansiri dam risks
1 2 3 Dibrugarh: Activists from Asom the Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged a massive demonstration near the 2,000MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project at Gerukamukh on Saturday, demanding an immediate halt to construction until key safety measures are implemented. The protest, held along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Lakhimpur district, was led by AJYCP president Palash Changmai. Demonstrators raised slogans against the mega project, alleging that it poses serious environmental and safety threats to downstream communities. AJYCP activists demanded the suspension of construction until the expert committee's safety recommendations are fully implemented and public concerns regarding flooding and environmental degradation are addressed. Protesters voiced fears that the nearly completed run-of-the-river dam could worsen flooding in downstream areas, especially impacting vulnerable communities along the Brahmaputra river system. "The mega dam is a ticking water bomb that threatens the lives and livelihoods of thousands in Assam. We are not against development, but we cannot support a project that endangers our very existence. Construction must not proceed until all expert committee recommendations are implemented and our concerns are heard," Changmai said. The project on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, has faced controversy since its inception. Designed to generate 2,000MW energy, it has encountered sustained opposition from locals, environmental groups, and student organisations who question its long-term safety and ecological impact.
