Guwahati, July 10 -- The Assam United Citizens Convention (AUCC) on Thursday issued a scathing condemnation of the recent eviction drive in the Chap Revenue Circle of Dhubri district, which it claims has rendered thousands of farmers and laborers homeless.

In a press statement, the conveners of the AUCC, Hiren Gohain, Harekrishna Deka, Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Paresh Malakar, Abdul Mannan, and Santanu Borthakur, termed the evictions "inhuman, brutal and cruel" and indicative of a "perverted mind."

The AUCC challenged the government's labeling of the displaced individuals as "encroachers," arguing that the ruling classes' attitude towards land has been exploitative since colonial times, viewing it primarily as a means of generating revenue rat...