Guwahati, July 5 -- Leader of Opposition of the Assam Legislative assembly Debabrata Saikia and several other Congress leader in Assam have submitted a memorandum to the Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya urging him to halt ongoing and proposed eviction drives affecting Indigenous, tribal, and erosion-displaced communities across the state.
The Congress leaders further urged the Governor to constitute an independent commission of inquiry into all evictions conducted since 2022, with a special focus on Sixth Schedule districts and Tribal Belt/Block protections.
They have also urged the Governor to direct the Government of Assam to publish a comprehensive land rights regularisation policy, clearly distinguishing long-settled Indigenous ...