Following the Chakka Bandh started by the All Commercial Vehicle Owners Association of Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Longleng, and Tuensang, with support from Wokha ACVOA, Phek (ANTA), and Peren (ANTA), commercial activities in Nagaland has been significantly affected especially in the peripheries of the State. Not only has the bandh affected the citizens but it has impacted the animals too.

In Mokokchung, three pickup trucks carrying about ten cattle from Assam have been halted and are currently kept at the local ground. A video that surfaced yesterday shows the ACVOA Mokokchung and Ungma Pick Up Union providing fodder to the cattles which has not been fed for over four days. It has been reported that a bovine has also died.

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The Chakka bandh by All Commercial Vehicle Owners Association has been demanding that the State government promptly release payments for the usage of their vehicles during the General Election in February 2023.

As the bandh reaches its fifth day and the Association continues to press its demands, the cattle continue to suffer without proper care. Despite the ongoing bandh, the Association of Mokokchung has assured to look after the cattle’s well-being. The Association has further called upon the government to urgently release the pending bills and be responsible about the public as well as animals’ wellbeing.