Kokrajhar: Army flag march and peace talks aim to restore calm
Kokrajhar: Army flag march and peace talks aim to restore calm
Army flag march and a high-level peace meeting in Kokrajhar seek to restore normalcy after clashes between Bodo and Adivasi communities, with relief camps sheltering displaced residents.
The Indian Army conducted a flag march in Kokrajhar district, aimed at reinforcing security after clashes between the Bodo and Adivasi communities following the death of two people in a mob lynching incident. Four Army columns, deployed in sensitive areas, carried out joint patrolling with the civil administration in and around Karigaon as a confidence-building measure. Officials said the Army, along with the Rapid Action Force and the CRPF, continues to be deployed in the district, alongside the state police.
About 1,000 people who fled their homes amid the unrest are currently housed in five relief camps set up in local schools. Security forces are encouraging families to return home as confidence-building measures continue. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was in Davos, dispatched state ministers Jayanta Malla Barua and Charan Boro to Kokrajhar to engage with residents and assess the situation. A peace meeting was also held at the BTC Assembly Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon, where representatives from over 400 organisations participated and emphasised collective responsibility, inter-community coordination, and sustained dialogue to preserve peace and social harmony.
The trigger for the violence was an incident on Monday, when a vehicle carrying construction workers from the Bodo community was involved in the events that escalated tensions. Officials say security forces remain deployed to maintain law and order and to support ongoing humanitarian efforts.
This multi-pronged approach—military visibility, political engagement, and broad-based community dialogue—signals an effort to restore normalcy and prevent a relapse into further clashes.
