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A 12-hour shutdown called by 3 younker organisations seeking the ouster of migrants without due documents affected mean beingness successful the Itanagar Capital Region of Arunachal Pradesh connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) comprises the State’s capital, Itanagar, Naharlagun municipality and different outer settlements successful the vicinity.
The 3 organisations – Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation, Indigenous Youth Force of Arunachal, and the All Naharlagun Youth Organisation – person besides been demanding enactment against radical down unauthorised spiritual structures successful the ICR, isolated from a thrust to oust “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh” and Rohingyas.
Vehicles stayed disconnected the roads, and commercialized establishments remained shut. However, the territory medication had declared the shutdown “illegal and unlawful” done an bid citing a Supreme Court ruling that bars bandhs imposed by organisations.
The ICR’s Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tumme Amo, said that 31 radical were detained from Itanagar, Naharlagun, and Nirjuli arsenic a precautionary measure. “Adequate information unit were deployed crossed the superior portion to support order,” helium said.
The State’s Home Minister, Mama Natung, said shutdowns are ne'er the solution, particularly during predetermination time. The panchayat and municipal assembly elections successful Arunachal Pradesh volition beryllium held connected December 15.
“The shutdown could person been avoided, particularly due to the fact that the authorities is ever unfastened to dialog connected each demands by each organisations,” helium said.
He besides clarified the government’s basal connected unauthorised structures. “Necessary enactment volition beryllium taken against immoderate amerciable construction, whether it is simply a mosque, temple, oregon church,” helium said.
