Nagaland Garo community appeals to stop clashes

Kohima, Jan 10 : The Nagaland Garo Tribal Council (NGTC) and the Garo Students' Union, Nagaland Zone, have appealed to end the ongoing clashes between Garo and Rabha along the Assam-Meghalaya border for the sake of future generation of both the communities
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A statement, issued by NGTC President Tarun Chandra A Marak, here today described the clash between the two communities as 'most unfortunate and mutually damaging event'.

The two organisations at a meeting in Dimpaur yesterday also observed that both the Garos and the Rabhas are of same ethnic origin, who can march forward unitedly and with cooperation in every field of development, be it educational, economic and political.

''At this juncture, we should not pay any heed to any instigation against each other from any quarter, as it will be harmful and self-degrading to both the tribes,'' Mr Marak remarked.

The Garo community of Dimapur has also fervently urged all the elders, students' leaders and intellectuals of both the tribes to take prompt steps to bring about normalcy and permanent peace between the two tribes.

The meeting further resolved to make an appeal through the media to the state governments of both Assam and Meghalaya to make all out efforts to contain this 'shameful and self-degrading ethnic clashes' between these two same ethnic tribes immediately, the release added.