New Delhi: Fresh clashes erupted between protesters from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh at the Likabali entry point in Dhemaji district on Thursday (August 13) as the Takam Mising Porin Kebang’s (TMPK) indefinite economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh entered its second day. The Arunachal Pradesh police had to reportedly fire shots in the air to disperse the agitated crowd, according to a report by Times of India.TMPK, the apex student body of the Mising tribe in Assam, commenced its indefinite blockade on Wednesday (August 12) in response to a firing incident along the border that injured at least 11 indigenous people from Assam.As a result, several roads connecting the two northeastern states, including Dwarmukh-Banderdewa route, Ruksin in Dhemaji, Banderdewa in Lakhimpur, Solengi in Gohpur and Pabhoi in Biswanath, were blocked by protesters. They were impeding the movement of all vehicles, except for those carrying emergency services or school transport, from entering or leaving Arunachal Pradesh.A government official from Assam told PTI that a scuffle began after some people from Arunachal Pradesh allegedly started pelting stones as Assamese protesters. “Then we saw that police from Arunachal fired three rounds in the air to control the mob on their side,” the official said.The firing incident, which led to the blockade, took place on Monday (August 11) at the Mingmang Basti and reportedly stemmed from a dispute over alleged encroachment of Assamese land by Arunachal Pradesh.TMPK secretary Saan Panging said the agitation would persist until those guilty are brought to justice. “Such incidents along the inter-state border are not new, but our government has not taken it seriously,” Panging said, as per a report by India Today NE.The blockade has received support from Mising Mimag Kebang (MMK) and Takam Mising Mahila Kebang (TMMK), with the organisations demanding action against those responsible for the firing incident, a swift resolution to the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border dispute and a complete halt to what they describe as encroachment on Assamese land by Arunachal Pradesh.The two states share a long border passing through eight districts of Assam and 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh. On July 29, the Assam government told the state assembly that Arunachal Pradesh has allegedly encroached onto over 16,144.01 hectares of land in the state. Efforts to resolve the ongoing dispute are being undertaken by 12 regional committees formed by the states.