Year: 2021

The ‘Bharat Bandh’ called on Monday by a collective of farmer organisations evoked limited response in Assam with protests held in parts of the state, though normal life remained largely unaffected. The opposition Congress, which supported the bandh, did not organise any protest programme in the northeastern state. In Guwahati,

Successive governments in Assam, including the one headed by BJP”s Sarbananda Sonowal, plied the villages in Sipajhar area of Darrang district, the scene of a bloody anti-encroachment drive against “illegal settlers” last week, with facilities like electricity connection, fair price shops, banks and schools, before the proverbial long arm of

Two local leaders were arrested for allegedly inciting violence during the eviction drive at Sipajhar in Assam”s Darrang district on September 23 in which two persons, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in police firing and over 20 injured, an official said on Monday.   The arrested are Shan Mahmood,