A Worth Remembering Conflict resolution between Tanis

Resolving conflicts
Misunderstandings, differences, conflicts, clashes between different groups, communities may arise from time to time due to varied perceptions. To prevent the occasional misunderstandings may not be feasible but it always can be patched up. The disputes should not be used as a convenient cause to drive a permanent wedge between two groups. The recent example displayed by the people of a border village in resolving their dispute is worth emulating. A violent clash notwithstanding which led to a firing incident could not stand in the way of finding an amicable solution and restoring the age old spirit of unity and friendship between the two groups. The people of Pale village in the Assam, Arunachal Pradesh border recently locked horns over a host of issues. The dispute took a turn for the worse with both the parties to the dispute hardening their stands. One of the groups — Takam Mising Porin Kebang enforced an economic blockade to protest against the firing incident at the Pale border village near Likabali in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

However, before the situation could deteriorate any further saner counsel prevailed. Within a week of the firing incident both the groups —Takam Mishing Porin Kebang and Galo Welfare Society along with Galo Students’ Union sat down for talks at Silapathar and sorted out the differences. The economic blockade was lifted and normalcy restored. Both the groups agreed to resolve all outstanding issues, including boundary dispute, through such peaceful negotiations and coordination meetings between members of both communities.Without letting the situation go out of hand both the groups acted promptly and handled the crisis in an amicable manner. Their action also helped in restoration of peace and harmony amongst the villagers residing in the inter-State boundary. Without keeping the issue alive both the groups resolved the differences amongst themselves without involving any third party. The groups also refrained from taking any help from the judiciary to solve the dispute. Nor did they allow any political party to fish in troubled waters and thereby keep the issue alive. The example set by the groups needs to be replicated. It will go a long way in resolving a host of disputes plaguing the State. People’s involvement can definitely help in resolving a number of local problems for which the politicians and the administration have no solution. Such an approach will also help in promoting better ties among different communities.

Courtesy:The Assam Tribune,Editorial15/11/2008

TMPK blockade lifted against Arunachal

The Assam Tribune,11-11-2008


ITANAGAR, Nov 10 – Barely a week after the Pale village firing incident, the people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, in yet another instance of keeping their age-old pahar-bhaiyam samparka (hills-plains relationship) alive, splendidly solved the petty differences amongst them paving the way for lifting of economic blockade called by Takam Mising Porin Kébang (TMPK) against Arunachal, especially West Siang district.This breakthrough was achieved during a ‘peace talk’ held between the representatives of agitating TMPK and Galo Welfare Society – the apex body of Arunachal’s Galo community along with Galo Students’ Union, at Silapathar in Dhemaji district on Sunday. The economic blockade as well as bandh against Arunachal Pradesh was given by TMPK in protest against the reported firing incident of November 3 at the border village, Pale, near Likabali in West Siang district of Arunachal. The peace meeting, which was also attended by the MLA of Silapathar, Bhuban Pegu, unanimously agreed to make “serious attempts” to resolve all outstanding issues, including boundary dispute, through such peaceful negotiations and coordination meetings between both community members, said Tomo Basar, general secretary of Galo Welfare Society. He further said a fact-finding committee, comprising representatives from both sides, will be visiting the affected areas later today to make an assessment of the matter and will submit report to their respective district administrations. They will have also another joint visit to the areas later this month to restore the sense of peace and harmony amongst the villagers inhabiting along the inter-State boundary.

TMPK lifts economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh

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A Mising Folk dance '' Gumrag" somewhere nearby a serene forest

New Dawn of Tani Brotherhood

The Arunachal Times,10 November,2008

ITANAGAR, Nov 09: The peace talk held between the delegates of Galo Welfare Society (GWS), Galo Students Union (GSU) and the TMPK, the student organization of Mishing community at Silapathar, Assam today succeeded to resolve the recent crisis generated out of the dispute at Pale Village of West Siang.
The peace meeting was also attended by Bhuban Pegu, MLA Silapathar.
It was resolved in the peace talks that a fact finding team comprising members from GWS and GSU and TMPK shall visit the place of incident tomorrow ( Nov 10) and after thorough assessment shall submit a report to the district administrations of West Siang and Dhemaji districts. After joint visit of place of incident TMPK will call off the band and lift economic blockade with effect from 9 am tomorrow.
Other resolutions adopted in the peace talks read: ‘After the election of GSU from Nov 18 to 22 next, the new committee of GSU and TMPK shall make joint visit to the affected villages on both the sides of the boundary and conduct peace restoring meetings for lasting peace.
‘Both the parties also agreed to make serious attempt to resolve all the outstanding issues including the boundary dispute between the two communities through peaceful negotiations and time to time coordination meetings between both the student organizations.
‘Both the sides expressed disappointment on the incident and condemned the inactiveness on the part of district administrations of West Siang and Dhemaji to tackle the situation and appealed for prompt legal action as per law on the involved people’, according to a GWS release