US EditionControversy Erupts Over Assam's Massive Eviction Drive in Dhubri
DHUBRI DISTRICT, ASSAM, JUL 8 – Authorities cleared over 1,150 acres of government land to make way for a thermal power project by the Adani group, displacing nearly 1,400 families amid clashes and protests.
- On Tuesday, the Assam government demolished homes of around 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families in Dhubri district to clear 3,500 bighas of government land.
- This eviction resulted from a state drive against alleged encroachments linked to industrial projects, amid ongoing land reforms and after prior court orders requiring due process.
- Residents protested by throwing stones at bulldozers, damaging three, leading police to lathi-charge and briefly detain independent MLA Akhil Gogoi who arrived to meet evictees.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said they aim to clear encroached lands for public use and announced a similar eviction in Goalpara on July 10, while a one-time Rs 50,000 compensation was announced per evicted family.
- The evictions displaced thousands despite claims of illegal targeting, sparking accusations of minority bias and highlighting tensions between development goals and residents' ancestral claims.
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Controversy Erupts Over Assam's Massive Eviction Drive in Dhubri
Controversy Erupts Over Assam's Massive Eviction Drive in Dhubri The eviction drive in Dhubri district, Assam, has stirred significant controversy, with Congress Lok Sabha MP Rakibul Hussain labeling it as 'illegal and unconstitutional.' He contends that the Gauhati High Court had stayed any eviction until a petition hearing, but the government ignored this directive.The BJP, conversely, argues the operation was lawful, aiming to safeguard the i…
Assam's Dhubri Eviction Drive: Cong MP Says 'illegal'; BJP Claims in Interest of Indigenous People
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Congress Lok Sabha MP Rakibul Hussain on Tuesday alleged that the eviction drive carried out by the Assam government to clear 3,500 bighas of land in Dhubri district was "illegal and unconstitutional". India News | Assam's Dhubri Eviction Drive: Cong MP Says 'illegal'; BJP Claims in Interest of Indigenous People.
Mega eviction drive across 3 Assam villages sees stone pelting and lathi charge; 1,400 families displaced
These 3,500 bighas of government khas land in Dhubri district is primarily occupied by Bengali-speaking Muslims, and the district administration estimates there are around 1,700 structures built on it where 1,400 families live.
Massive Eviction Drive in Assam's Dhubri Clears 3,500 Bighas for Power Project, Protests Erupt - The Statesman
Many of these families claim that they had been residing on the land for several years, some for decades, before being uprooted as part of the state’s plan to repurpose the area for industrial development.
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