Three persons were killed when NDFB (Daimary) rebels ambushed the convoy of Kokrajhar MP and BPF candidate Sansuma Khungur Bwiswmuthiary in the district on Friday. Mr. Bwiswmuthiary, however, had a narrow escape.
Bwiswmuthiary, along with journalists and BTC heavyweights were ambushed by the rebels from hills on both sides of the road near Panbari in the district as they were on the way to Bogoribari where the rebels set on fire several houses. According to information, two security guards and Bodoland Territorial Council executive member Mono Kumar Brahma's driver were killed, while four others in the convoy were seriously injured.
None of the journalists accompanying in a separate vehicle were hurt, though all the vehicles were damaged in the firing. The rebels fired indiscriminately at the MP's convoy forcing even the locals moving in the area to lie down on the ground for safety. BTC chief executive Hagrama Mohilary along with police rushed there, while the army, police and paramilitary forces under the Unified Command Structure had launched a search operation to nab the culprits.
PermalinkSubmitted by Juel Narzari on Thu, 30/04/2009 - 07:09
There is a political conspiracy behind the attacked.Everyone wants to be in the power but no body works to do for the development of their own people.Both BPF and BPPF parties are fighting each other to hold the power.On 16 May,their destiny will be decided. After they hold real power post one has to wait and see how much they are going to do development work in BTAD.
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Army would seize arms in BTAD areas which would help the violence-hit areas to build confidence among the fear-stricken people. The government has already made it clear that miscreants responsible violence would be identified and action will be taken against them.
Amid violent bandhs chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday said that these would only complicate the situation. Talking to reporters in Guwahati he said that the time was not proper to call bandhs. “Instead of bringing calm, bandhs only increase the temper and also affect the economy,” he said. Gogoi deplored that some parties have failed to keep his request made during the all-party meeting of August 17 to refrain from any provocative statements for two months.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday appeal to the political parties and organizations to refrain from calling bandhs saying that these wont help the matters. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Tuesday, he accused the BJP and AIUDF of making provocative statements which fuels the cycle of violence in the state. He said called upon leaders of the two parties to restrain their cadres.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday calls BTAD violence unacceptable and that no government can ignore such treacherous activities. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party she said that strict action would be taken against those who are mongering trouble in the state. She said that every effort should be made to ensure that people still living in camps return to their homes as quickly as possible.
A police officer was injured and his vehicle was burnt down during a string of violence in Nagaon on Tuesday. The sporadic incident took place in Kampur where police and CRPF jawans clashed with a group of bandh supporters in the town before curfew was clamped to bring the situation under control. The police official managed to escape from the spot but his vehicle was burnt down. In Bongaigaon at least 15 people have been injured when police resorted to blank-firing to disperse a group of bandh supporters in Abhayapuri who blocked the national road. Indefinite curfew was clamped in Aambagan where a local Congressman was injured in attack.
Two persons were killed and 12 others have been a vehicle carrying them rammed into a rail line during the 12-hour Assam bandh on Tuesday. The incident took place when a section of bandh supporters pelted stones at the vehicle before it lost control on way to Tinsukia from Dibrugarh. The injured have been rushed to the hospital.
One person was killed and many others have sustained injury when a group of youths clashed with some businessman in Barpeta Road areas on Tuesday during the statewide Assam bandh. A section bandh supporters burnt down some shops in the area forcing the district administration to impose indefinite curfew in the area.
Army will rein in the situation. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati on Tuesday, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that police will help army bring the situation under control. Gogoi has appealed to both the sides to exercise maximum restrain. According to him, it would help the state restore normalcy in the violence-hit areas. He further appealed to the political parties and organizations to refrain from making any provocative statements.
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