Encroached land in Assam more than size of Goa, says CM
The Hindu
Sipajhar violence was a result of instigation, Sarma says
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the total area under encroachment in Assam is more than the size of Goa.
He also said the State government has evidence of members the Popular Front of India (PFI) and some individuals, including a college lecturer in Assam, instigating the people where an on September 23. Two persons died in the operation.
“We have evidence that a few elements collected ₹28 lakh from the poor, landless families of Darrang district in the last three months, promising them that they would convince the government against eviction,” Dr. Sarma told journalists on Saturday.
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