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Tai Ahom Protests Intensify in Assam With 'No ST, No Vote' Warning Before 2026 Elections

Organisers cite unfulfilled 2014 assurances on tribal status.

Overview

  • The Tai Ahom Youth Council led a night rally in Moran where hundreds marched on National Highway 37 using mobile flashlights after police tried to block their movement.
  • The Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad and Tai Ahom Mahila Parishad held a sit-in at Sadiya that drew strong turnout and introduced the slogan 'No ST, No Vote' as a pledge to withdraw support from the BJP in 2026.
  • TAYPA members in Guwahati submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma seeking expedited Scheduled Tribe recognition and proposing a Tai Ahom Autonomous Council spanning key Upper Assam districts.
  • Leaders accused the Centre and the state of breaking promises, recalling a 2014 pledge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant ST status within months that protesters say remains unmet.
  • Organisers said committee recommendations on the issue have not been implemented and warned that the agitation will escalate if authorities continue to stay silent.