Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma orders shoot-at-sight amid Dhubri tensions
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Guwahati: With Dhubri district in Assam witnessing law and order issue post Bakrid celebration, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that police is asked to shoot at sight the criminal elements. The town has repeatedly witnessed recovery of beef near a temple.Sarma on Friday said this while interacting with a communal force active in Dhubri to disrupt peace.He said that the government has issued shoot at sight orders in Dhubri. The chief minister further added that Rapid Action Force and CRPF will be rushed to Dhubri to contain the situation."The law-and-order situation was a little challenging here for the last one week. After the Eid ul Zuha , somebody kept a severed head of a cow in Hanuman temple. Peace committees are formed involving Hindus and Muslims. However, it was repeated the next day again," he said while adding that there were also cases of stone pelting at night, he said.Sarma said, ' From next time onwards I will come to Dhubri before Eid and camp for at least 10 days. Police will shoot at the sight of criminal elements."The chief minister further added that a Bangladesh backed organization Nobin Bangla has also done postering in Dhubri demanding inclusion of Dhubri district in Bangladesh.He said that these postering indicates that a communal force backed by Bangladesh is active in Dhubri and they are working to destabilize Dhubri.On June 9, the Dhubri district administration-imposed prohibition under BNSS 2023 in Dhubri town following the likelihood of breach of peace and public tranquillity in areas falling under Dhubri police station due to communal tension.The area witnessed tension following recovery of banned meat including a severed cow head from the premises of a Hanuman temple in the town's Ward no 3.This triggered widespread protest in the town and the locals demanded immediate action against the culprits. Although the police and senior district administration officials reached the spot immediately, they faced resistance from the locals, forcing them to impose restrictions.Although the restrictions under BNSS were lifted the next day, shimmering tension still continued in the district.
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