GUWAHATI, April 11 ? Representatives of the Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh and Bodos in the hill State and Assam today held a meeting in Itanagar to evolve ways to put an end to the clashes and conflicts between the two communities in Arunachal Pradesh. The joint meeting which was held at the Banquet Hall in Itanagar called for restoration of peace and harmony by putting an end to all sorts of unwanted incidents of kidnapping, torture, extortion etc. that had strained the relationship between the two communities and pledged to work unitedly to prevent recurrence of such incidents in inter-State boundary areas.
The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) president, Rabiram Narzary who led the Bodo delegation in the joint meeting, informed The Assam Tribune over phone from Itanagar that a peace committee consisting members of both the communities was formed today to ensure peaceful co-existence of both the communities in the hill State. The peace committee will visit all the areas affected by Nyishi-Bodo conflicts to defuse the tension and remove the mistrust among the two communities. The joint meeting in a strongly worded statement condemned the persons or organisations involved in commiting crimes in inter-state boundary areas creating tension between the two communities.
The representative of Nyishi Elite Society (NES) and All Nyishi Students Union (ANSU) who had earlier served eviction notice to Bodos besides giving a boycott call, today decided to withdraw their drastic steps following the joint meeting. The Bodo committee representatives in the peace committee are: Rabiram Narzary (ABSU), Brojendra Brahma, President Bodo Sahitya Sabha, Gobindo Bodo (BPAC), presidents and secretaries of Sonitpur district ABSU unit and Gohpur Anchalik ABSU unit. The eleven members representing Nyishi community in the peace committee included Dr Ligu Tacho, president NES, Techi Nyokum, secretary NES, Hayeng Mangfi, president ANSU and secretary ANSU, two local MLAs of affected areas in Arunachal Pradesh.