Guwahati, Oct. 24 -- The Bhumi Adhikar Joutha Sangram Samiti has condemned the alleged use of force against peaceful anti-dam protesters, including women and young people, in Arunachal Pradesh, demanding the release of four arrested local leaders and the scrapping of the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).

In a press statement issued on October 24, committee convenors Krishna Gogoi, Bidisha Barman and Subrata Talukdar said the use of force against peaceful demonstrators was unacceptable in a democratic society.

The committee said a 12-hour bandh was observed on October 23 across Siang, Upper Siang and East Siang districts following a call by several local organisations, including Adi Baane Kebang-United, the SUMP-Affected ...