An Assamese activist, Pranab Doley, faces extended detention under India’s National Security Act after protesting a luxury hotel near Kaziranga National Park—a UNESCO site teeming with rhinos and tigers. Arrested for allegedly inciting unrest, Doley’s case exposes a broader battle over land rights, displacement, and development. While the government claims the hotel will boost the economy, local families argue they’ve paid land taxes for generations and are being pushed off ancestral land. Critics say the NSA is being weaponized to silence dissent, citing outdated criminal charges against Doley—many of which were resolved or disclosed during his political campaign. His lawyer insists the charges are politically motivated, and despite judicial skepticism over evidence, Doley remains jailed. His activism, rooted in his farming family’s experience, underscores a growing conflict between conservation, corporate interests, and the rights of communities living alongside nature’s most precious reserves.
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