Shillong, Oct 10: The Jaintia Students’ Union (JSU) has condemned the recent incident in which Karbi individuals allegedly trespassed and disrupted paddy harvesting at a site belonging to Pnar residents of Lapangap village in West Jaintia Hills district.
In a statement issued on Friday, the JSU said that despite the strict escort and vigilance maintained by both the Meghalaya and Assam Police, Karbi individuals intrude.
“We express our deep sorrow over the loss of life among our Karbi brothers during this unfortunate clash at the paddy harvesting site, and we sincerely hope that such incidents will never occur again in the future on both sides,” it said.
“At the same time, we strongly condemned the actions of those Karbi individuals who trespassed into the area belonging to the Pnar community…,” it added.
The union also appealed to the border committees of both states to expedite the ongoing talks to avert further violence.
