Rohith Jyothish

@Ebo_Mili_Linggi ended his hunger strike on Friday after six days. Ebo, Otul Jerang and Tajong Talom continue to be in judicial custody in Pasighat. Since Oct 9th, Adum Tayum, Okut Palloh, Oson Paron, and Omak Paron detained under the Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. All of them are imprisoned for defending the Siang River and the rights of indigenous people. Meanwhile, the militarisation of the land has not stopped, as roughly 3,000 personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces, Arunachal Pradesh Police, and Assam Police remain deployed in the Siang Valley. #SaveSiang #IndigenousRights

By linking the opposition of the indigenous communities with foreign funding, CNN-News18 is basically saying that the people of the Siang Valley are up for sale. Such a disrespectful media trial of the people of the Siang Valley who have protected their river from the state’s greed for 40 years and continue to stand up against state oppression and the Centre’s armed forces is unacceptable. Your narrative will not work because, unlike you, the people who want to save their river are not up for sale. The true anti-nationals and paid agents are those of you who use your medium and power to suppress and spin pro-government narratives against indigenous communities the very people who guard India’s border.