Assam Congress seeks high-level inquiry into deaths of two persons in police firing
The two persons, Jubahir Ali and Haidar Ali, were shot dead on Thursday after an eviction drive in the Kamrup Metropolitan district turned violent.
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The Assam Congress on Saturday called for a high-level inquiry into the deaths of two persons in police firing during an eviction drive in the Kamrup Metropolitan district, ANI reported.
The two persons, Jubahir Ali and Haidar Ali, were killed in police firing on Thursday after an eviction drive turned violent in the Kachutali village under the Sonapur revenue circle on the outskirts of Guwahati. Several police officers were also injured in a scuffle with the residents.
The Assam Congress’ Working President Jakir Hussain Sikdar said that a party delegation went to the Kamrup Metropolitan district on Saturday to assess the situation.
“However, some individuals and organisations, backed by the BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party], prevented us from visiting the area,” he said, according to ANI. “We also want to protect the tribal belt and block area.”
On Friday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress of instigating the people who were evicted on September 12. He also alleged that some of the slogans that the protestors shouted on that day were similar to those heard in Bangladesh, and said that this pointed to “the fanning of fundamentalism”, The Hindu reported.
However, Congress leader Debabrata Saikia claimed that he came to know through a Right to Information response from the Sonapur revenue circle on August 29...
