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Illegal settlers in Karbi Anglong and Indigenous Karbi people involved in clashes
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00:00In the quiet moments, we find our true selves.
00:06The Karbi are one of the major indigenous Tibet Burman ethnic groups in northeast India.
00:12The Karbi community primarily inhabited in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong, Assam.
00:18Karbis are governed by the sixth schedule of Indian constitution.
00:23The schedule provides them self-governance through the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council.
00:30As of the 2011 census, the Karbi population in Assam was over 8 lakhs.
00:36The recent violence erupted in 2025 in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts.
00:42Between the Karbi community and non-tribal settlers from Buhar and other states,
00:48the violence stemmed from a long-standing demand by Karbi tribal groups
00:53to evict allergy-legal settlers from village grazing reserves and professional grazing gun.
01:00Protected lands under the sixth schedule of the constitution meant for tribal use and grazing.
01:06The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council issued eviction notices in February 2024.
01:12But the process started by a Guwahati High Court order.
01:16On December 6, 2025, a group of Karbi protesters began a hunger strike in Kheroni area.
01:24In West Karbi Anglong, demanding immediate eviction.
01:30On December 22, police action to shift hunger strikes for medical reasons sparked rumors as arrest.
01:36Clashes intensified between Karbi and non-Karbi groups and two people died and 45 injured.
01:42Authority imposed prohibitory order under Section Round 63 of BNSS.
01:47Let us hope for the best.
01:51Thank you all friends.
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