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Arming the indigenous: Will Assam follow Manipur’s path?

Guwahati: A political controversy brews in Assam after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launches a special scheme to grant arms licenses to indigenous and original inhabitants in vulnerable and remote areas. Critics warn that the move risks pushing the state toward unrest similar to Manipur’s, where ethnic conflict has left deep scars. The scheme, announced […]