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Hojai bandh over flyover

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HOJAI: The Hojai Town Unyaan Samiittee has called Hojai Bandh on Friday for showing their protest against the construction of fly over bridge from J.K Kedia road via railway station to New Market. 
"We are not against the development of Hojai town, we need a fly over bridge immediately, but it should be constructed from West side of railway crossing which was declared during Congress reign.",said Samiittee Members.


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