New Delhi: The Assam government has been warned that the situation arising out of the ethnic strife between Bodos and Muslims "is far from normal" and there was fear the communal tension may spread to other districts around the Bodo areas, said Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.
Shinde conveyed the assessment to the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his Race Course Residence here Thursday, said informed sources.
The meeting was convened to mainly discuss the Assam violence witnessed since July 19 that has claimed 97 lives and left 4.8 lakh people in relief camps.
Shinde gave an overall assessment of the Assam violence and the situation prevailing in the Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) areas of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalgiri....
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New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi kicked off a fresh controversy by blaming the high illiteracy level among the Muslims for their growing population in the state. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devils Advocate, the Chief Minister said Muslims are outnumbering Hindus in Assam not because of the increase in illegal migration from Bangladesh but because Muslims are illiterate and create more children. Here is an excerpt from the...
07:49 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Guwahati: One person was killed and five others injured in three separate incidents of violence in Assam's strife-torn Kokrajhar district late on Monday night, the police said. The first incident took place in Phumti Village under Salakati police outpost, but no casualty was reported from there. In yet another incident, one person was killed and four others injured when miscreants opened fire in Pakritola village under Fakira gram, they said,...
09:20 AM, Aug 28, 2012
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is in constant touch with his counterparts in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharasthra following reports of exodus of the state's students after being targeted in the wake of violence in Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD). "The Chief Minister is in constant touch with his counterparts who have assured him to provide security to the students from the state who are in the grip...
11:58 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Kokrajhar: Even as Parliament had a heated debate over the Assam violence on Day one of the Monsoon session, things on the ground haven't changed much. With an uneasy calm still prevailing since the latest killings on Tuesday, there's a constant fear that clashes may erupt again. The relief camps are desperately trying to cater to more than 4 lakh people rendered homeless in the two-week long communal violence. Amidst...
08:57 AM, Aug 09, 2012
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who is the party General Secretary in-charge of Assam has made it clear that there was no question of holding state Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi responsible for the failure to stem the violence. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Digvijaya said the state government is trying its utmost to bring peace to the area. Here is the full text of the interview: Rajdeep Sardesai: Mr Digvijaya...
05:06 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Guwahati: Nine persons were killed and 15 others injured in attacks and counter attacks by two communities in Kokrajhar town as curfew was clamped on Saturday and the army deployed. Three Bodos including a woman were shot dead and seven others injured at Paroura under Fakiragram police station, official sources said. A 60-year-old man Shahadat Hussain was killed and four others injured in firing in Duramari area under Kokrajhar police...
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