Overview

• The All Moran Students’ Union began an indefinite trade blockade at 5 a.m. on September 15 in Tinsukia to press for Scheduled Tribe recognition.
• Blockade enforcement halted movement of timber, coal, tea, oil and natural gas, stranding hundreds of trucks on the Makum–Forland road and prompting some depots and gas plants to suspend operations.
• Organisers describe the protest as peaceful, pledge to allow emergency services, and note support from six national organisations as the action targets key export routes.
• Leaders cite unfulfilled assurances dating to 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and warn the agitation will intensify if demands continue to be ignored.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for patience, cautions frequent agitations could slow the process, and says efforts toward ST status are underway as talks are expected.