Darrang Violence: Assam CM Sarma Orders Judicial Probe, Says Eviction Drive ‘Not Done Overnight’
3 years, 3 months ago

Darrang Violence: Assam CM Sarma Orders Judicial Probe, Says Eviction Drive ‘Not Done Overnight’

ABP News  

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that he has ordered a judicial probe into the violence during eviction drive in Sipajhar in Darrang district, adding over 11 policemen were also injured in the untoward incident. READ: Assam: Cameraman Seen In Viral Police Firing Video Arrested, CID To Probe Sarma said the eviction drive was urgent and added it was not done overnight. “The eviction drive was initiated with an agreed principle.that landless will be provided 2 acres each as per land policy, the representatives agreed. At least two people lost their lives after clashes broke out in Sipajhar on Thursday as thousands protested against the government’s ongoing eviction drive against “illegal encroachers”.

Eviction Land Drive Eviction Drive Sarma Orders  cm  probe  drive  agreed  sarma  orders  sipajhar  darrang  assam  state  eviction  judicial  violence  temple  overnight  land  urgent

History of this topic

Assam eviction drive: Villagers vacate homes as deadline to clear encroached land ends
3 months, 1 week ago

Assam eviction drive: Villagers vacate homes as deadline to clear encroached land ends

The Hindu  

“A large number of families in Kochutoli village in Assam’s Kamrup district, which witnessed violence during a recent eviction drive, started vacating their homes with the deadline to clear “encroached land” ending on Monday,” officials said. “Eviction notices were served to those “illegally occupying government land” and stringent action would be taken against those who would remain there after the …

Congress instigated encroachers of Assam tribal land, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 months, 1 week ago

Congress instigated encroachers of Assam tribal land, says CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Congress instigated encroachers of land reserved for tribal people to attack the police and administrative officials during Thursday’s eviction drive that led to the death of two people in police firing, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. “The land from where the encroachers were evicted falls in the tribal belts and blocks, a category created by …

Anti-encroachment drive intensified in Kashmir: Officials
1 year, 10 months ago

Anti-encroachment drive intensified in Kashmir: Officials

India TV News  

The anti-encroachment drive by Jammu and Kashmir administration intensified on Saturday as the land illegally occupied by 'influential persons' was retrieved at many places in the valley. On Friday, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha assured that 'only influential and powerful people who misused their position and violated the law to encroach upon the state land' would face action. …

Stop Assam's 'selective and discriminatory' eviction drive in winter: Badruddin Ajmal writes to PM Modi, Shah
1 year, 11 months ago

Stop Assam's 'selective and discriminatory' eviction drive in winter: Badruddin Ajmal writes to PM Modi, Shah

India TV News  

Anti-encroachment drive: Badruddin Ajmal, All India United Democratic Front president and Lok Sabha MP, wrote two identical but separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah urging them to direct the Assam government to stop the ongoing eviction drive across the state. This inhuman action: Ajmal He informed Modi and Shah that the Assam government …

Biggest Eviction Drive in Assam, 299 Homes Bulldozed; Residents Allege 'Muslims Targeted'
2 years, 3 months ago

Biggest Eviction Drive in Assam, 299 Homes Bulldozed; Residents Allege 'Muslims Targeted'

News 18  

Assam saw one of the biggest eviction drives on Saturday in Sialmari in Sonitpur district. Homes of 299 families were bulldozed, authorities claimed that the houses were built on government land citing that as the reason for Bulldozer action. According to reports, a solar plant is expected to be built on the 330 acres that is being cleared in the …

Massive eviction drive underway in Assam's Sonitpur amid heavy security
2 years, 3 months ago

Massive eviction drive underway in Assam's Sonitpur amid heavy security

India TV News  

Highlights 50 excavators, heavy machinery and larger number of workers were deployed to demolish houses. An eviction drive was conducted in Sonitpur district in Assam to clear 330 acres of land in the midst of heavy security on Saturday morning, said the police. Approximately 50 excavators, heavy machinery, and a larger number of workers were deployed in order to demolish …

Assam Killings- "Blood Fell Down To The Ground; An Unfortunate Incident, Tragedy": Gauhati HC Seeks Govt Reply On Its Eviction Drive
3 years, 2 months ago

Assam Killings- "Blood Fell Down To The Ground; An Unfortunate Incident, Tragedy": Gauhati HC Seeks Govt Reply On Its Eviction Drive

Live Law  

Hearing a plea filed regarding the ongoing eviction drive in the state of Assam and the September 23 Dholpur killing in which two civilians were killed and nearly 20 others were injured, the Gauhati High Court granted three weeks' time to State Government to file its reply and listed the matter for November 3.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia …

Darrang Violence: Assam CM Hints At PFI’s Role, Says ‘Won’t Comment Till Judicial Probe Is Completed’
3 years, 2 months ago

Darrang Violence: Assam CM Hints At PFI’s Role, Says ‘Won’t Comment Till Judicial Probe Is Completed’

ABP News  

Guwahati: Hinting at the Popular Front of India’s role in the violence that broke out during an eviction drive in the Sipajhar area in Darrang district, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he will comment on the matter only after the judicial probe is completed. Sarma, who earlier ordered a judicial probe into the violence during the …

Assam Government Orders Probe Over Deaths During Eviction, Opposition Slams BJP
3 years, 3 months ago

Assam Government Orders Probe Over Deaths During Eviction, Opposition Slams BJP

The Quint  

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the eviction drive would not be stopped. The two dead men were identified as Saddam Hussain and Sheikh Forid, reported PTI, adding that around 20 people were injured in the clashes. According to PTI, the Darrang district administration has cleared 602.40 hectares of land, evicted 800 families since Monday, and demolished four …

Assam: Two killed in police firing on 'encroachers', govt orders inquiry
3 years, 3 months ago

Assam: Two killed in police firing on 'encroachers', govt orders inquiry

India TV News  

A violent clash broke out in Sipajhar in Assam's Darrang district on Thursday as police tried to evict "encroachers", leaving two people dead in police firing, with around 20 injured. Darrang Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma, a younger brother of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, claimed the protesters, armed with sharp weapons, pelted the police personnel and others present …

Discover Related