ITANAGAR, Aug 1: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) today condemned incidents of intrusion by Assam officials on Arunachal Pradesh territory and destroying standing crops and demanded the state government to register its protest at the highest level.
Assam police and forest officials destroyed standing crops, tea plantation and rice cultivation in Lora village of Kimin under Papumpare and Longkhojan village in Kanubari circle of Longding district recently.
In an emergency meeting held at Itanagar in connection with the emerging border issue vis-à-vis Assam, the AAPSU also took note of the repeated illegalities committed by Assam Police and forest officials in various villages under Kangku Circle of Lower Siang District.
"The union condemns the unilateral act of Assam officials in destroying the standing crops and terms it as an act of threat and intimidation to the peace loving people of Arunachal Pradesh and demand the state government to register its protest at the highest level. The defeaning silence and meek stand adopted by the state government is sending out a wrong message and instead emboldening its counterpart in carrying out such atrocities to the inter state boundary dwellers, AAPSU President Hawa Bagang said.
The union also termed the last minute cancellation of high powered committee meeting on border issues without citing any reasons as unfortunate. 
"When there are already talks of resolving the border issue between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam at the highest level, such incidents  defeats the very purpose of conflict resolution. The recent incident at Kimin whereby the area was mentioned as Bilgarh also points to a larger controversy," said the AAPSU general secretary Tobom Dai.
AAPSU has decided to  visit both the eastern and western border areas of the state in coming days to ascertain the ground realities and the problems faced by the people living along the inter-state boundary areas.
"The Union has taken a serious view of the border issues cropping up among Assam and numerous other states of the Northeast. While advocating strict adherence to status-quo in the inter-state border areas, we appeal for peace and tranquility. Border issues can be resolved only through talks," Dai said.
Urging the central government to immediately intervene in the Assam-Mizoram imbroglio, AAPSU also called for lifting of economic blockade against Mizoram by various individuals and organisations.

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