Guwahati, July 17 -- Written by - Manoj Kumar Ojha

Guwahati: One individual died and another sustained injuries on Thursday when police opened fire during an eviction drive at Paikan in Assam's Goalpara district, police confirmed.

The incident took place during a government-backed eviction operation and triggered a political storm, with both the ruling and opposition parties exchanging sharp accusations.

In a strongly worded statement, the BJP Assam Pradesh claimed:

"Following Rahul Gandhi's politically motivated Assam visit, today's violent attack on the police during the Paikan eviction is deeply disturbing. This is clearly a pre-planned act of aggression by fundamentalist forces, and we strongly suspect extremist religious groups o...