The evicted family from government land in Garukhuti in Darrang District of Assam. | Photo Credit: Rita Raj Konwar
Guwahati
The body of students in Nagaland warned against the possible internal movement of “alleged illegal immigrants” evicted from government land in Assam.
More than 50,000 people, mostly Bengal-Museum Muslims, were evicted from reserve forests, wetlands, grazing, wastelands, etc., to northeast and western Assam since June. A few days ago, one person in the Goalpar district required resistance to these drives.
On Monday (July 21, 2025), the Student Union expressed its deep concern about the ongoing evidence drive in Assam. Its President Ikato Khulu and Secretary General Vitok N. Rochill issued a statement and stated that such units threaten the areas inhabited by Nagas along the border with Assam.
“It is alarming that such activities are beginning to violate Nagaland’s territory, which represents a direct threat to the legitimate ownership of our land and the security and security of its inhabitants. These border communities lived peacefully for generations and acted as de facto guardians of our state,” they said.
The risk of conflict
“It should be noted that allegedly illegal immigrants are staying near the Nago-demanding areas along the Assam-Nagaland border. This situation further increases the risks of conflict, displacement and demographic pressure on our vulnerable border communities,” they said.
The WSSU asked the government of Nagaland to immediately deploy the security forces “to discourage unauthorized measures by the external authorities” and to ensure the “rapid and effective protection of our people”. He was also looking for steps to prevent the potential influx of illegal immigrants.
“Extensive eviction, pressures and accelerated deportations currently taking place in Assam are likely to bring up the move -controlled movement to Nagaland,” the Union said, hasting a “slow and insufficient” reaction of Nagalandan administration.
Remove the soo camps
In the neighboring manipure, other NAGA Center organizations asked to immediately dismantle camps for Kuki extremist clothing, located in or around the Naga ancestors in the state. In 2008, these groups signed an agreement to suspend operations (SOO) with the center.
In the Memorandum for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Coordination Committee for the foot of the NAGA, the SOO groups accused the SOO groups of repeated violations of the Terms of Agreement. The Committee quoted a long list of alleged crimes and violent acts committed by these groups between 2023 and 2025, including blackmail, attacks, kidnapping and burning of villages.
The Committee said that the SOO agreement “became a shrine for armed criminals rather than a tool for peace.
The committee warned that any attempt to store such camps in the Naga areas would be considered an aggressive act.
Published – July 21st 2025 9:31 IS IS
