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Controversy 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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News Live TV broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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