Guwahati, Dec. 29 -- Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi, on Monday, strongly condemned the incident of arson allegedly carried out by miscreants at Molai Kathoni, the forest created by globally renowned "Forest Man" Jadav Payeng.

In a statement, Gogoi said that without government patronage, "no miscreant would dare to destroy a forest area".

Gogoi stated, "The news that miscreants have set fire to and destroyed a part of the forest known as Molai Kathoni, which has been painstakingly developed through personal initiative by globally acclaimed Forest Man Jadav Payeng and his daughter Munmuni Payeng, has shocked every conscious individual. This is an extremely hateful and condemnable act."

He further said that...