Staff Reporter, Karbi Anglong, August 9: The political landscape in the Karbi Hills is changing moment by moment. After the anger of the majority of the indigenous people of Karbi land, this time the CEM of Karbi Autonomous Council Tuliram Ranghang has to face public outrage in many issues. . Tuliram, who has felt safe under the umbrella of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma for a long time, now feels that he has lost his protective shield, sources said. The sources said that Tuliram is now suffering the consequences of giving tickets to MPs of his choice in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The source said several candidates had sought tickets for the MP, but Tuliram had persuaded Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma not to give them tickets. These leaders were contenders for tickets in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Karbi Anglong.Arun Terang, former president of BJP Karbi Anglong, Longki Phangcho, retired IAS, Longsing Teron, owner of Karbi newspaper 'Thekar' and Amar Singh Tisso. However, the sources said that Amar Singh was given the ticket only at the behest of Tuliram. But Amar Singh Tisso has somehow managed to win. There are rumors that the ticket was given on the advice of Tuliram, who was known as a close confidant of the Chief Minister at the time. As a result, the BJP paid the price in the constituency. The NDA candidate narrowly won the last Lok Sabha elections in that constituency. The sources said it might not have been possible to keep that Lok Sabha constituency in the hands of the BJP if the BJP had not fielded an independent candidate to create an erosion in the Congress vote bank. The source said the Chief Minister is now angry with Tuliram for such things. According to the source, the hand of Chief Minister Sharma's blessings is slowly withdrawing from Tuliram's head. The source said CM and BJP are now looking for an alternative leader in Karbi land. The source said that Tuliram is now feeling completely insecure in such circumstances. The decision to evict some of the residents of Karbi land has now heated the situation again. The Karbi Autonomous Council has already passed a proposal to evict many people who have been living on government land in Karbi Anglong for many years. However, the eviction has been postponed for various reasons. The majority of those people living on government land are from the Bihari-Bengali community. The source said Tuliram has now faced the wrath of party leaders for accepting the proposal to evict the people. As a result, Tuliram has reached the point of being ignored from Dispur as well as Delhi, the source said. Otherwise this time Tuliram has not received the Chief Minister's protection shield at this time, the source added. Many people in Karbi Bhumi are now angry with Tuliram for many reasons. Tuliram, meanwhile, has recently come under fire from some organizations in his community in Karbi land . At least 44 people, including nine policemen, have been injured in violent protests in Karbi Anglong district demanding the eviction of encroachers. The clashes took place during a protest organized by the Karbi Student' Union and the youth branch of the Autonomous State Demand Committee. The protesters marched to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council office to submit a memorandum demanding eviction.The protesters clashed with police. Some of the protesters even started throwing stones at the police. The situation turned violent. Police fired batons and opened fire to disperse the protesters. 35 protesters and nine policemen were injured in the clashes. Although the situation has been brought under control now, there is a slight tension in the area. Earlier this year, clashes broke out between encroachers and protesters in Kherni Chariali in West Karbi Anglong district. The council's chief executive member Tuliram Ranghang had called a meeting with various organizations to resolve the issue. It was during that meeting that it was unanimously decided that 1,983 families who were allegedly encroaching on the grazing areas would be evicted. The encroachment case is pending in the Guwahati High Court now. The sources said Tuliram did not dare to drive a bulldozer in the area where most of the Biharis and Bengalis were allegedly encroaching. There are many Karbi organizations demanding the eviction. There are rumors that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma has not come forward to protect Tuliram this year due to the bitter experience of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections result. The source said Tuliram is now alone in Karbi land. According to the source, there is a prelude to Tuliram's retreat from KAAC politics. so, Tuliram may face more challenges and resistance in the coming days.
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