AHAM oppose Assam’s move to illegally evict M’laya residents in West Garo Hills

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJanuary 13, 2022

The Achik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM) on Thursday opposed the alleged attempt of the Assam government to illegally evict residents and shopkeepers in a market in West Garo Hills district.

AHAM president Georgeprince Ch Momin in a statement alleged that officials of the Assam government along with their state police came to evict the residents and shopkeepers at Chattibui market on the pretext of evicting illegal occupants.  

He said the Assam officials claimed that the land belongs to one Akash Ali from Mancachar.

“However a group of AHAM members stood in the way of the Assam’s illegal act. The leaders of the organisation demanded the documents supporting the claim of Assam officials which they failed to produce but the residents and the shopkeepers have the proof of paying land taxes to the GHADC since its inception,” Momin said.

Condemning such act of illegal land grabbing by the Assam officials, the AHAM president asked the Meghalaya government to be vigilant in this regard.

“(We) demand the Meghalaya government to be more cautious in dealing the border dispute as the organisation would not part an inch to the state of Assam and would not remain a silent spectator  if such illegal acts are being honoured silently (by) the present government,” he said.

Momin also expressed concern over the failure of the GHADC deputy CEM incharge land and revenue Nikman ChM arak to response when attempts were made to telephone him. He further informed that the organization would soon write to the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma for his immediate intervention into the matter.