India, Dec. 28 -- The situation is critical in Karbi Anglong; there are atrocities happening on our land," said Litson Rongphor, one of the key leaders who led the agitation in the ongoing protests in Karbi Anglong, which have resulted in injuries to more than 50 people and two deaths. For two days, the entire district of Karbi Anglong came to a standstill as violence in Kheroni escalated, culminating in the burning of the house of the Chief Executive Member, Tuliram Ronghang, by unidentified miscreants during the protests.

The clashes, centred in the Kheroni-Phelangpi belt, erupted after a prolonged hunger strike over tribal land rights. However, the anger is rooted in decades-old tensions involving Sixth Schedule protections, demograph...