Assam opposition leader Debabrata Saikia moves High Court against the “forced eviction” that has been conducted since 2016 by the government under the BJP regime. The Congress leader files PIL in Gauhati High Court. Mr. Saikia went to the court claiming for intervention in conducting “mandatory social impact assessment” and make sure that the principles […]Read More
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Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma on Thursday, aiming at the people whom he calls ‘encroachers’, said that they have implemented the blueprint to topple the power equation of the Assam by 2050 with the help of demographic means. Opposition interpreted the statement as a communal statement. In Dhemaji while speaking to reporters Dr. […]Read More
Last week, an eviction drive in Sipajhar in Assam’s Darrang District took a violent turn, leaving two dead and several injured. After the clashes broke out between the police and protesters, a horrifying video showed the protester armed with a lathi being shot by a policeman. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has instituted a […]Read More
On Thursday, a 12-year-old boy was returning home from the local police office after collecting his Adhaar card. He had left home in the morning, happy at the prospect of receiving his first identity card. The youngest of four siblings, Farid lived 2 km from where government evictions had begun Monday. The family hadn’t been […]Read More
On Thursday (23 September), two civilians were killed and nine policemen injured in the Assam eviction drive. An anti-encroachment drive in Darrang district (Assam) blew up into a brutal clash between the police and people protesting eviction. On camera, police in riot gear and armed with guns and sticks chased and attacked protesters and even […]Read More