Protests Continue At Assam-Meghalaya Border, Tit-For-Tat Cab Blockade On
Tensions have escalated at the Assam-Meghalaya border as transport workers engage in a tit-for-tat blockade following violence in Shillong. Protesters are demanding government action against those responsible for damaging vehicles during recent student-led rallies.
Why it matters
The blockade disrupts interstate commerce and highlights the fragility of social harmony in the region, requiring immediate police and administrative management.
The Assam-Meghalaya border at Jorabat turned tense on Thursday as cab drivers and transport workers from Assam held protests against the alleged targeting of vehicles registered in Assam during Wednesday's violence in Meghalaya's Shillong.Meghalaya cab drivers have now launched a tit-for-tat blockade at Barapani and are not allowing any vehicle registered in Assam to enter Shillong. The Assam State Drivers' Union have condemned Wednesday's violence, saying vehicles from Assam have faced similar attacks in Meghalaya in the past. "This is not the first such incident that took place in Shillong. Every organisation has the right to protest, but it cannot attack civilians and vehicles.
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