Guwahati, Oct. 11 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that law is not merely a set of rules but a bridge of trust between the state and its people.

Speaking at the two-day East Zone Regional Conference of the seven northeastern states along with Sikkim, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha at Sonapur, Chief Minister Sarma said the conference that brings together the collective experience and wisdom of judiciary and legal service institutions from the eastern and north-eastern states would strengthen institutional mechanisms and ensure greater access to justice, especially by the poor and marginalised.

He said that the presence of the legal luminaries from 12 states reflects the strength of the justice system...