Guwahati, July 3 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has announced a statewide protest on July 4, alleging massive irregularities in the procurement and distribution of Gir cows under the Garukhuti Multipurpose Agricultural Project in Assam.

CPI(M) state secretary Suprakash Talukdar addressed the media at the party's state office on Wednesday and accused the Assam government of financial misconduct.

He demanded a time-bound judicial inquiry by a sitting or retired judge to investigate the alleged scam.

CPI(M) central committee member Isfaqur Rahman and state secretariat members Nayan Bhuyan and Nirangkush Nath joined Talukdar at the press conference.

The leaders presented a series of contradictions in figures and data obtained f...