Guwahati: A Congress Delegation of leaders including AICC General Secretary in-charge of Assam Jitendra Singh, Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi And AICC general secretary in-charge of Nagaland, Ajay Kumar was stopped at Jorhat airport as he was on his way to Nagaland to meet the families of civilians killed in the firing. Assam Rifles Last week. Interim Congress President, Sonia Gandhidirected the delegation to visit Nagaland.
Singh, who along with his other colleagues were in a sit-in protest at the airport, protested the “illegal detention”, asking how the Jorhat administration could limit their agitation to another state. The administration cited the current law and order situation in Mon and its surrounding areas as the reason for issuing the order.
Jorhat District Magistrate Ashok Kumar Barman said the prohibitory orders have been issued in view of the restrictions imposed by the Nagaland government on the movement of citizens and others. Assam Towards Som district.
“I am satisfied that in view of the present sensitive situation in the border areas and apprehensions of breach of peace in the border areas of Jorhat district, there are sufficient grounds for restricting their movement,” read the order. According to information received from the Jorhat administration, along with the three Congress leaders, Lok Sabha MP Anto Antony was also scheduled to reach Jorhat on Wednesday.
“Our Congress delegation, which was to leave for Som today, has been detained. If there was a law and order problem, the Nagaland Police would have prevented us from entering Nagaland. Why is the Assam Police stopping us in Jorhat? ?” Singh inquired. He smelled a conspiracy and alleged that the government feared that the Congress delegation would find out the truth and reveal it to the nation.
Gogoi, the Lok Sabha MP from Kaliabor in Assam, termed the ban on his movement as an attack on democracy. He accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister of allegedly barring his entry into Nagaland. Gogoi said, “We are staging a sit-in against the government to curb our democratic rights. We were going to console the families who lost their members in Som’s firing.”
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly and CLP leader, Debabrata Saikia demanded that the state government decide to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which is being held responsible for the deaths of villagers in Som. The entire Northeast region created a ruckus in protest and demanded the withdrawal of the ‘draconian’ AFSPA so that Mon-like incidents do not recur in the region.
Saikia said, “The cabinets of the Nagaland and Meghalaya governments have decided to withdraw the AFSPA. In such a situation, the Assam government should also withdraw the law.
The North East Student Organisation, a leading student body, will hold protests across the region on Thursday demanding justice for civilian victims and the withdrawal of AFSPA.
Singh, who along with his other colleagues were in a sit-in protest at the airport, protested the “illegal detention”, asking how the Jorhat administration could limit their agitation to another state. The administration cited the current law and order situation in Mon and its surrounding areas as the reason for issuing the order.
Jorhat District Magistrate Ashok Kumar Barman said the prohibitory orders have been issued in view of the restrictions imposed by the Nagaland government on the movement of citizens and others. Assam Towards Som district.
“I am satisfied that in view of the present sensitive situation in the border areas and apprehensions of breach of peace in the border areas of Jorhat district, there are sufficient grounds for restricting their movement,” read the order. According to information received from the Jorhat administration, along with the three Congress leaders, Lok Sabha MP Anto Antony was also scheduled to reach Jorhat on Wednesday.
“Our Congress delegation, which was to leave for Som today, has been detained. If there was a law and order problem, the Nagaland Police would have prevented us from entering Nagaland. Why is the Assam Police stopping us in Jorhat? ?” Singh inquired. He smelled a conspiracy and alleged that the government feared that the Congress delegation would find out the truth and reveal it to the nation.
Gogoi, the Lok Sabha MP from Kaliabor in Assam, termed the ban on his movement as an attack on democracy. He accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister of allegedly barring his entry into Nagaland. Gogoi said, “We are staging a sit-in against the government to curb our democratic rights. We were going to console the families who lost their members in Som’s firing.”
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly and CLP leader, Debabrata Saikia demanded that the state government decide to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which is being held responsible for the deaths of villagers in Som. The entire Northeast region created a ruckus in protest and demanded the withdrawal of the ‘draconian’ AFSPA so that Mon-like incidents do not recur in the region.
Saikia said, “The cabinets of the Nagaland and Meghalaya governments have decided to withdraw the AFSPA. In such a situation, the Assam government should also withdraw the law.
The North East Student Organisation, a leading student body, will hold protests across the region on Thursday demanding justice for civilian victims and the withdrawal of AFSPA.
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