Assam Eviction Drive

An encroachment eviction drive faced resistance from locals when a mob allegedly turned violent and attacked police and government officials in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district today, sources said.

Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.

A series of eviction drives were conducted in three Assam districts on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged encroachers of public land in a quandary.

In a significant development, the Gauhati High Court has ordered the Assam government to resettle 100 families evicted during a drive in Dhalpur's Gorukhuti.

The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.

Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.

A week after a massive eviction drive in Assam's Nagaon district to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land, a similar drive has been launched in Barpeta district. A legislator who had come to support the locals was also detained during the drive.

Twenty-seven families and 17 shops were evicted from a school land, which they allegedly encroached upon, in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday, an official said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today stirred controversy in the Assembly when he said that the state will face severe issues if the population is not checked in some areas.

The Assam assembly today saw chaotic scenes with opposition leaders walking out of the house after rejection of an adjournment motion to discuss a massive eviction drive.

The Assam government has launched a massive eviction drive in Nagaon amid tight security to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land.

The Assam government is all set to carry out a major eviction drive in Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear encroachments from 330 acres of land, a senior official said.

The Dibrugarh district administration on Tuesday morning carried an eviction drive and demolished the residence of Baidulla Khan at Ghoramara in Upper Assam.

A Guwahati court has directed the police to register a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly saying that the last year's eviction drive in Garukhuti village of Darrang district was an "act of revenge".

Locals clashed with police during an eviction drive in Assam's Karbi Anglong district near the inter-state border with Nagaland on Sunday, officials said.

An encroachment eviction drive faced resistance from locals when a mob allegedly turned violent and attacked police and government officials in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district today, sources said.

Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.

A series of eviction drives were conducted in three Assam districts on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged encroachers of public land in a quandary.

In a significant development, the Gauhati High Court has ordered the Assam government to resettle 100 families evicted during a drive in Dhalpur's Gorukhuti.

The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.

Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.

A week after a massive eviction drive in Assam's Nagaon district to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land, a similar drive has been launched in Barpeta district. A legislator who had come to support the locals was also detained during the drive.

Twenty-seven families and 17 shops were evicted from a school land, which they allegedly encroached upon, in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday, an official said.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today stirred controversy in the Assembly when he said that the state will face severe issues if the population is not checked in some areas.

The Assam assembly today saw chaotic scenes with opposition leaders walking out of the house after rejection of an adjournment motion to discuss a massive eviction drive.

The Assam government has launched a massive eviction drive in Nagaon amid tight security to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land.

The Assam government is all set to carry out a major eviction drive in Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear encroachments from 330 acres of land, a senior official said.

The Dibrugarh district administration on Tuesday morning carried an eviction drive and demolished the residence of Baidulla Khan at Ghoramara in Upper Assam.

A Guwahati court has directed the police to register a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly saying that the last year's eviction drive in Garukhuti village of Darrang district was an "act of revenge".

Locals clashed with police during an eviction drive in Assam's Karbi Anglong district near the inter-state border with Nagaland on Sunday, officials said.