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The 19 villages demand to be included under dima hasao is mainly by the insurgency/terrorist groups in dima hasao. 

(This demand is part of their larger demand for a separate "Dimaraji" state)

The demand is more of a historical one\~ the presence of dimasa kingdom in cachar. But these insurgency groups obviously donot know the bengali side of the history of Cachar. Cachar was historically under srihatta kingdom.

The 19 lakhipur villages donot even have dimasa majority. The villages have a mixed population or hmar, bengali, kuki, Zeliangrong & dimasa only upto 6%. 

The demand was first officially submitted by these insurgency groups in 2012. They demanded upto 90 villages in cachar. The demand was rejected by central govt & heavily protested against, by the locales. 

Now in 2026, the leader of these insurgency groups have the audacity to "self-declare" the 19 villages under "Dimaraji" & welcome the MLA of lakhipur with "dimaraji" poster in Pailapool. 

We should remember this demand is by "surrendered" extremist terror groups and it directly impacts the safety of the local non-dimasa people living in those 19 villages in cachar. These are the same people who want to erase the history of bengalis in cachar. 

The pages covering this news in social media seems to have been hijacked by these insurgency group supporters, who hardly make 6% in these villages. 

Inclusion under "Dimaraji" will provide no benefit to the local residents, just the added fear of constantly living under a surrendered terrorist group.

https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/dima-raji-arch-during-kaushik-rais-barak-visit-rekindles-debate-over-proposed-inclusion-of-19-villages-in-assams-dima-hasao-1412791-2026-06-23

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/barak-valley-against-giving-away-26-villages-to-dimaraji-territorial-council/articleshow/14856351.cms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dima\_Halam\_Daogah

"Dimaraji" insurgency groups in Lakhipur