📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / আমিৰ হামজা
Local
Assam Taxi Unions Block Meghalaya Vehicles at Jorabat Amid Shillong Violence
✍️ newslivetv.com
🗓 20 Aug 2026, 05:38 PM
👁 1
Taxi unions from Assam staged a protest at Jorabat, preventing Meghalaya vehicles from entering the state following recent violence in Shillong.
Taxi unions representing drivers from Assam gathered at the Jorabat border early on Monday, demanding that vehicles from neighbouring Meghalaya be barred from entering Assam. The protest was triggered by recent outbreaks of violence in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, which have heightened tensions between the two states.
Union leaders set up barricades on the highway and instructed members to halt any Meghalaya-registered transport attempting to cross the border. Police presence was reported at the site, but the unions maintained that the blockade would remain until assurances of safety are provided for Assam drivers.
The move has disrupted normal traffic flow on the Jorabat corridor, a key route for inter‑state commerce, and prompted officials from both states to seek a quick resolution. No arrests or injuries were reported during the demonstration.
Union leaders set up barricades on the highway and instructed members to halt any Meghalaya-registered transport attempting to cross the border. Police presence was reported at the site, but the unions maintained that the blockade would remain until assurances of safety are provided for Assam drivers.
The move has disrupted normal traffic flow on the Jorabat corridor, a key route for inter‑state commerce, and prompted officials from both states to seek a quick resolution. No arrests or injuries were reported during the demonstration.