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Army brings semblance of normality in Assam
Guwahati, Nov 21: Deployment of the army and additional paramilitary forces in the trouble-torn Upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh has brought in some semblance of normality in the state where 34 people have died so far in the anti-Bihari backlash.
Guwahati, Nov 21: Deployment of the army and additional paramilitary forces in the trouble-torn Upper Assam districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh has brought in some semblance of
normality in the state where 34 people have died so far in the anti-Bihari backlash.
Six companies of the BSF arrived from Meghalaya and another six were expected to reach here within a day or two, the official sources said, adding that another 15 could be obtained from Mizoram where polling took place today.
In Upper Assam, the army put up road blockades, patrolled the vulnerable areas and took position in areas where there were large concentration of Biharis. The army has been successful in bringing an element of discipline in the two districts which witnessed repeated looting and arson in the past three days.
The miscreants attacked a Bihari family in Doomdoma hacking to death three and injuring five of the family members.
With this, the death toll had mounted to 34 while curfew was imposed in four districts of the town. There was no report of any untoward incidents in any of the four towns namely Tinsukia, Namrup, Duliajan of Upper Assam and Bongaigaon in Lower Assam.
Reports said there has been some exodus of Biharis from Assam but with the arrival of more central forces the ground situation is likely to improve.
Meanwhile, a fresh ''quit'' Assam notice allegedly by the Ulfa against the Biharis, has further complicated the issue. Though Ulfa supremo Paresh Barua in a statement denied his organisation's involvement in the killings, he warned the political leaders and officials not to give protection to the Biharis.
This morning Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called up Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and asked him to take effective steps to restore normality.
Gogoi later told that he had sought more paramilitary forces to control the state.
Bureau Report
In Upper Assam, the army put up road blockades, patrolled the vulnerable areas and took position in areas where there were large concentration of Biharis. The army has been successful in bringing an element of discipline in the two districts which witnessed repeated looting and arson in the past three days.
The miscreants attacked a Bihari family in Doomdoma hacking to death three and injuring five of the family members.
With this, the death toll had mounted to 34 while curfew was imposed in four districts of the town. There was no report of any untoward incidents in any of the four towns namely Tinsukia, Namrup, Duliajan of Upper Assam and Bongaigaon in Lower Assam.
Reports said there has been some exodus of Biharis from Assam but with the arrival of more central forces the ground situation is likely to improve.
Meanwhile, a fresh ''quit'' Assam notice allegedly by the Ulfa against the Biharis, has further complicated the issue. Though Ulfa supremo Paresh Barua in a statement denied his organisation's involvement in the killings, he warned the political leaders and officials not to give protection to the Biharis.
This morning Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called up Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and asked him to take effective steps to restore normality.
Gogoi later told that he had sought more paramilitary forces to control the state.
Bureau Report