The supreme sacrifice of the Assam agitation martyrs was remembered with deep reverence in Raha on Wednesday when the central Assam areas observed the Assam Agitation Martyrs Day.
AASU activists in the area thronged the local Swahid Bedi and paid floral tribute to the martyrs in the morning. Local residents along with school and college goers also joined the occasion heaping huge praise for their sacrifice to make the state immigrant free.
The occasion assumed significance at a time when the government alleged to have been trying to amend the citizenship Act to roll out red carpets for the Hindu illegal migrants, a process triggering statewide protest.
Raja, the name of a huge area in central Assam in Nagaon district erupts in the joy of Bhugali Bihu festivity. People of all walks of life are celebrating the Bihu on Saturday. The preparations are varied and saried. Huge make shift structures made of straw and bamboo strike no less attention of the people in the entire area. The villagers of Rajabari are proud of the Bhelaghar in the shape of a state-of-the-art jet fighter while their counterparts in Aahotguri are taking pride of a peacock and a rhino. The villagers are celebrating the Friday night with bonfire and community feast. Cultural functions are also lined up for the night. The pisciculture college authority told Assam Times...
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