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Kalita Community Blocks NH-17 in Goalpara Over Land Bill, Demands Indigenous Status
✍️ The Assam Tribune
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 06:16 PM
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The Kalita community in Goalpara, Assam, has blocked National Highway 17 in protest against a land bill, demanding recognition as an indigenous group.
On a recent day, members of the Kalita community halted traffic on National Highway 17 in Goalpara, Assam, to protest a land bill that they say threatens their ancestral rights.
The blockade is part of a broader campaign by the Kalitas to secure official recognition as an indigenous community in the state.
Police have maintained order while authorities attempt to negotiate with the protesters, but the highway has remained closed for several hours.
The community argues that the land bill would jeopardise their traditional lands and livelihoods, and they insist that their status as an indigenous group be formally acknowledged.
The Assam government has not yet issued a statement on the protest, and the Kalitas expect the blockade to continue until their demands are addressed.
The blockade is part of a broader campaign by the Kalitas to secure official recognition as an indigenous community in the state.
Police have maintained order while authorities attempt to negotiate with the protesters, but the highway has remained closed for several hours.
The community argues that the land bill would jeopardise their traditional lands and livelihoods, and they insist that their status as an indigenous group be formally acknowledged.
The Assam government has not yet issued a statement on the protest, and the Kalitas expect the blockade to continue until their demands are addressed.