Trains blocked for 2 days, curfew in Assam town as police firing kills two

ASSAM: The two men killed were among the hundreds of Dimasa tribals who were protesting a media report that quoted a draft document by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary on the Naga peace deal where he suggested a separate development authorities for the Nagas in Dima Hasao. Many in Dima Hasao saw this as a bid to make the district a part of Nagalim when the police opened fire to disperse the crowd. The RSS leader Jagdamba Mall, however, told local news website Time8 that the contentious views were his personal opinions and misrepresented as those of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP. Southern Assam, Mizoram and Tripura are totally cut off due to this agitation, said Pranav Jyoti Sarma, Chief Public Relations Officer Northeast Frontier Railway. "The passengers have been waiting at the stations for more then 24 hours now. Railway property was vandalised and permanent damage caused to track. We can't run trains till we are sure of the safety of the track. So we are trying to evacuate passengers by road," he added. Source:NDTV