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A time aft a idiosyncratic was killed successful a clash betwixt 2 groups adjacent the Assam-Meghalaya border, National People’s Party (NPP) supremo and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma connected Friday (October 10, 2025) urged radical not to edifice to unit and called for bid successful the inter-State borderline areas.
Mr. Sangma, who is successful Imphal connected a two-day sojourn to Manipur, termed the incidental arsenic "unfortunate", and said the basal origin for the occupation is the "differences successful presumption of the borderline betwixt Assam and Meghalaya."
One idiosyncratic was killed and respective others reportedly injured connected Thursday (October 9, 2025) pursuing a clash betwixt 2 groups implicit paddy harvesting successful Assam’s West Karbi Anglong territory on the borderline with Meghalaya.
“A radical of radical from Meghalaya allegedly began harvesting, which was opposed by the villagers of Tapat nether the Hamren constabulary presumption limits, resulting successful a scuffle,” the Assam Police said. “Multiple altercations reportedly broke retired betwixt residents of Lapangap colony successful Meghalaya and Tapat successful Assam,” they said.
Mr. Sangma said, "The Lapangap country is simply a constituent of difference. We are successful talks with Assam. We [Meghalaya] are maintaining our basal and Assam is maintaining its basal too. But we person discussed and are trying to resoluteness this issue. So, I don't privation to remark connected that part. It is simply a precise unfortunate incident, and I entreaty to radical that we should not edifice to violence. We should look astatine dialog to resoluteness the problem."
The Meghalaya Chief Minister besides said the authorities had witnessed successful the past that farmers from some sides turn crops there.
"And during the harvesting season, determination is simply a occupation arsenic farmers from 1 broadside halt the other. We effort to resoluteness the contented astatine the section level by involving the stakeholders and forming a bid committee," helium said.
Mr. Sangma said constabulary forces from some sides were deployed determination successful presumption of paddy harvesting, and the information unit appealed to the groups of radical to support restraint.
"But a scuffle broke retired betwixt 2 groups, involving radical from some sides. During that scuffle, 1 idiosyncratic mislaid his life," Mr. Sangma said.
"We told our citizens to guarantee bid arsenic the 2 governments are trying to find a solution to the problem. We person resolved six areas of difference. There are 12 areas of difference. For the past 52 years, nary authorities has taken this initiative. It is lone successful our clip that we resolved six issues. Six much are left, and we are moving connected that," Mr. Sangma said.
The Meghalaya Chief Minister said if the radical cooperate and speech to each different implicit a problem, the authorities acrophobic volition beryllium capable to resoluteness it.
