“Fix Manipur First”: AAPSU Fires Back at Kuki Rights Body Over Arunachal Voter Roll Row

There’s something raw and unapologetic about the way Arunachal’s students’ union responded to the Kuki Human Rights Council — and honestly, they didn’t mince a single word. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on September 8 launched a sharp counter-attack against the Manipur-based Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC), after the latter wrote to both … Read more

Stones Fly, Machete Drawn — Bordumsa Erupts Over Chakma Voter List Row

What started as a peaceful demonstration outside a government office in Arunachal Pradesh turned into something far uglier on Friday. By the time police fired shots into the air and tear gas filled the streets of Bordumsa, at least one student leader was bleeding from a machete wound — and a quiet town in Changlang … Read more

Shut Out and Stone-Pelted: Chakma Voters Blocked from Electoral Hearings, Community Knocks on NHRC’s Door

They came to exercise a basic democratic right. Instead, they were turned away — and the office meant to hear them out was left damaged. The Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) has filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), alleging that Chakma voters were deliberately blocked from attending Special Intensive Revision … Read more

AAPSU Chief Draws a Hard Line: “Touch Our Members on SIR Duty and Face the Consequences”

Nobody was mincing words this time. All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) president Meje Taku stepped forward Thursday with a blunt, unambiguous warning — any attempt to threaten, intimidate or obstruct AAPSU members carrying out their duties during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Changlang district’s Bordumsa-Diyun area will not be tolerated. Not even … Read more

Arunachal Government Bows to Student Pressure, Forms Panel to Rethink 80:20 Reservation Policy

Arunachal Government Bows to Student Pressure, Forms Panel to Rethink 80:20 Reservation Policy

Students pushed. The government moved. The Arunachal Pradesh government has finally constituted a high-level committee to review its long-debated 80:20 reservation ratio in state government recruitment — a direct response to relentless pressure from the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU). It took a 13-point memorandum, weeks of waiting, and a seven-day ultimatum, but the … Read more