ADC, SP visit Ghilachari

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News No.20/2009, April 6, 2009

In a bid to quell the ongoing tension between the Jummas and Bengali settlers over land grabbing, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati, Bishwajit Bhattacharya Khokan and the Superintendent of Police visited Ghilachari today at noon.

The ADC is reported to have promised to provide compensation to the settlers and urged them to withdraw the road blockade.

The Jummas expressed surprise at what they consider to be ADC’s misplaced attempt to placate the settlers.

A Jumma UP member accused the ADC of being biased, and said “It is unbelievable that the ADC should reward those who grabbed Jumma people’s lands in the first place.”

In another incident, the army carried out a raid into a Jumma village at Ghilachari where large numbers of villagers gathered together to defend themselves in the event of a possible settler attack.

No arrest was made during the raid on “17 Mile” area but it forced the Jummas to disperse.