By Anup Biswas

Haflong  :At a time when ‘peace’ is getting a chance to be re-established in the district of Dima Hasao after a decade long disturbance in the name of insurgency another armed militant organization in the name of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) tried its best to establish their presence by calling 36 hours Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong bandh from 5 pm of April 17^th next.

Ringsmai Dimasa, the Information and Publicity Secretary of the Dimasa Peoples’ Supreme Council/ Dimasa National Liberation Army Dimasa released a statement. It reads: “With revolutionary greetings and warm wishes, I the undersigned on behalf of the organization do hereby would like to inform you all that the Dimasa Tribe of the India unitedly formed an Armed Revolutionary organisation under the name and style of ‘Dimasa National Liberation Army’ (DNLA).” The aims and objective of the organization as follows: “To develop a sense of brotherhood among the Dimasa and also to rebuild the trust and faith among the Dimasa society for regaining the ment in exile’ Dimasa kingdom.” The organization has also established a ‘govern called ‘Dimasa People’s Supreme Council which will interact with formal and non-formal media. “The general assembly held at deep forest has hoped to revamp their national struggle and declare to fight for the liberation of sovereign, independent Dimasa nation with strengthening their policy. We all are determined to our culture, language, and historical right”, read the communique. It may be mentioned that Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong will head to the polls on April 18 as the two autonomous districts constitute the Autonomous Council Constituency.