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Itanagar: Lok Sabha MP Tapir Gao wants the Takam Mising Porin Kebang to end its indefinite economic blockade on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. He issued the plea Wednesday after meeting a student delegation at his New Delhi residence. They discussed the recent violence at Hime village. Gao warned the blockade hurts everyone living near the border. He wants both sides to choose talk over conflict.
The TMPK delegation included President Tilak Doley, Vice-President Pongkil Patir, Secretary Ajay Mili, and Joint Secretaries Migom Doley, Budhin Doley, and Monideep Pegu. Gao stated, "Appealed to the TMPK (Takam Mising Porin Kebang) team, led by President Shri Tilak Doley, who called on me today at my residence in Delhi, to call off the indefinite economic blockade along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border regarding the incident in Hime village and urged them to resolve the matter amicably through dialogue."
Protesters started the blockade after a firing incident at Mingmang Badati in Dhemaji district on Monday. The clash left 12 people from Assam hurt. A dispute over land encroachment sparked the fight. Demonstrators shut down vital routes. These include paths at Dwarmukh-Banderdewa, Ruksin in Dhemaji, Banderdewa in Lakhimpur, Solengi in Gohpur, and Pabhoi in Biswanath. Gao remains hopeful for a peaceful solution.
Updated at 13th August 2026 at 5:51pm
Tension hit a breaking point on August 13 along the Silapathar-Likabali highway. The blockade morphed into a violent standoff as protesters pelted police and CRPF personnel with stones. The fighting now involves members of both the Mising and Galo communities, stretching across Dhemaji in Assam and Lower Siang in Arunachal Pradesh.
Alongside the Takam Mising Porin Kebang, the Mising Mimag Kebang and Takam Mising Mahila Kebang have joined the agitation. These groups demand that the suspects in the firing be arrested and handed over to Assam Police. Protesters are actively targeting vehicles with Arunachal Pradesh license plates at multiple entry points as the dispute over the 804.1 kilometer boundary continues to stall, despite ongoing efforts tied to the Namsai Declaration framework.
Updated at 13th August 2026 at 10:06pm
The situation turned ugly on August 13 at the Silapathar-Likabali highway. Protesters pelted police and CRPF personnel with rocks as tensions boiled over. The incident took place near the Gogamukh revenue circle, where the initial August 10 clash first broke out.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu called for restraint, confirming he spoke with his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday. Khandu says the Galo Welfare Society and Mising community leaders are already in talks to settle the unrest. A high-level meeting between civil society groups, youth organizations, and student representatives from both states is set for Thursday in Likabali to hash out a path forward.
Khandu noted that regional boundary committees are active again following a pause during the Assam elections. He urged both sides to lean on their long-standing social ties and keep the peace while officials work through the remaining boundary disputes.
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