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BJP demands CBI inquiry into eviction drive
Tezpur (Assam), Mar 12: The Assam unit of BJP today demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged looting of houses and property of 300 families during an eviction drive by forest officials at Thandapani area of Sonitpur district on February one.
Tezpur (Assam), Mar 12: The Assam unit of BJP today
demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged looting of houses and
property of 300 families during an eviction drive by forest
officials at Thandapani area of Sonitpur district on February
one.
''The affected tribal and Adivasi families were settled
in Thandapani area for the last 35 years and they acted as
sentinel against any encroachment of Assam's territories from
neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh'', senior BJP leader R P Sarmah
told reporters here.
The party also demanded rehabilitation of the affected
family members.
Sarmah alleged that under the direction of the DFO of
east Sonitpur forest division, a police team destroyed the
huts and looted the domestic animals and properties of
innocent villagers of the area.
Sarmah said that he has already sent a letter in this
regard to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and its copies to
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Assam Governor Lt Gen
(Retd) S K Sinha.
Bureau Report
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