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Peace meet in Bheragaon

By AT Staff Reporter |

Following the Silapathar incident where an unknown Bengali organisation ransacked the office of the All Assam Students' Union demanding Indian citizenship for Hindu Bengalis who came to Assam from Bangladesh after 1971,the civil administration of Bhergaon sub-division in Udalguri district has arranged peace meetings in all the important places of the sub-division yesterday on March 7.Peace meetings were arranged at the police stations of Kalaigaon,Tangla, Khoirabari,Paneri, Dimakuchi and Harisinga on the same day to create awareness among people so as to maintain peace and communal harmony in the district.The meetings were attended by various students organisations,political parties and leading citizens of respective localities apart from civil and police officials.

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