Assam eviction: file affidavit, Gauhati HC tells govt
The Hindu
Blood has been spilt and those guilty must be punished, says Chief Justice
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the September 23 , resulting in clashes and the death of two persons, including a minor, in police firing.
A video on the clashes showed a photographer appointed by the district administration stomping on the body of a man shot by the police.
Amidst demand by the BJP for an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged unauthorised transfer of funds belonging to the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (MVSTDC), Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday said that the State government will not hand over the investigation to the CBI “voluntarily.”