Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Feb 14: The 12-hour Pasighat bandh called by All Bogong Students’ Union (ABSU) here in Pasighat, the District HQ of East Siang District today passed off peacefully with closure of markets, government offices and institutions despite the district administration declaring the bandh illegal and directing all the government offices and institution to remain open.
The markets were all closed and roads were empty of any vehicle movement. Barring few government offices including office of the Dy. Commissioner and Supt. of Police, East Siang District were open, but employees’ attendance were almost nil. The members of ABSU and its supporters from the Bogong area were all seen stationed and camped in various locations of the town to ensure the success of the bandh call. However police forces were also seen deployed in all the vulnerable pockets to ensure no destruction of public properties by the bandh callers.
Speaking to the media, ABSU President, Siang Moyong said that the bandh call was successful. “We have been demanding the district administration and the state government to fulfill our basic and legitimate demands since last year, but the district administration didn’t budge which led to the enforcement of a 12-hour bandh in Pasighat. If the government fails to fulfill our pending demands, we will go ahead with the second phase of Pasighat bandh next time with a 24 hours bandh call.”
Moyong also said that the Bogong Banggo has been the land donors of Pasighat since the NEFA and British days, but several plots of land under government custody are now being illegally encroached by the government officers and public despite eviction orders from the district administration time to time. So now we want all those illegal encroachments to be removed. However, the Balek road maintenance concern has been clarified by the Pasighat East MLA, Tapi Darang stating funds for the renovation/reconstruction have already been sanctioned by the government.
The main demands of ABSU includes renaming of Govt. GNM School of Nursing as Lt. Tagoli Jamoh Memorial School of Nursing, Govt. Polytechnic college as Lt. Kuttik Moyong Memorial Polytechnic college, inclusion of Bogong Banggo Kebang member in District Land Allotment Committee, newly constructed 3 buildings at Pasighat Market to remain under local fund with inclusion of BBK member in allotment of the same and immediate eviction of illegal encroachments at GTC Secondary school, Upper Primary School Paglek and IGJ Govt. Hr. Sec. School Pasighat, informed Siang Moyong.
ABSU Gen. Secy. Gambo Tamin has also strongly appealed the district administration and the government to pay heed to their genuine demands while respecting the sentiments of the Bogong Banggo villages and its people who have donated lands for the establishment of Pasighat, the district HQ of East Siang District which is also the oldest town of the state. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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