Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Eviction Notices Ignite Assam-Nagaland Border Tensions
In a border area between Assam and Nagaland, a village council from Nagaland told 10 families in Assam to leave their homes.
They said these families were not allowed to live there.
The local students' union in Assam is angry and does not want these villages to become part of Nagaland.
This is happening because there have been disagreements over land and who it belongs to, especially after a recent eviction of people from the forest land.
There was even an incident where Assamese people were allegedly attacked by people from Nagaland, making the situation more tense.
Naga village councils issued eviction notices to 10 households in Uriamghat, Assam.
The notices demand the families vacate within seven days, citing illegal immigration.
Local sources claim the signatures of Assamese village headmen were obtained under false pretenses.
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) opposes the potential shift of the villages to Nagaland.
Tensions have been high since an eviction drive cleared encroached forest land and an alleged assault on Assamese youths.
- Who
- Naga village councils, 10 households, All Assam Students' Union (AASU), and Assam officials.
- What
- Eviction notices issued to households in Assam by Naga village councils.
- When
- Notices issued on Thursday, August 21.
- Where
- Uriamghat, Assam, along the Assam–Nagaland border.
- Why
- To remove alleged illegal immigrants and due to ongoing border disputes.
Assam Residents/Organizations
Nagaland Village Councils
Jurisdiction
Assam Residents/Organizations
The villages should remain under Assam's jurisdiction.
Nagaland Village Councils
Villages may fall under Nagaland's jurisdiction.
Legitimacy of Notices
Assam Residents/Organizations
Signatures of headmen were obtained under false pretenses.
Nagaland Village Councils
The notice is legitimate and residents are illegally staying.
- Location
- Uriamghat, Assam
- Notice Issuing Authority
- Naga village councils
- Households Affected
- 10
- Eviction Deadline
- Seven days
- Disputed Land
- Rengma Forest Reserve
- Organizations Involved
- AASU
