Guwahati, May 14: Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia today demanded Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and forest minister Pramila Rani Brahma to take action against the forest department officials, who had “unilaterally” put up pillars along the Assam-Nagaland border at Naginijan in Jorhat district.

In a statement, Saikia said the pillar demarcating the border have been put up at a time when the issue is pending at the Supreme Court.

“Putting up such pillars without conducting a proper joint survey by the forest and revenue departments may encourage the people of Nagaland or NSCN to encroach upon Assam’s land,” said the statement.

Saikia thanked Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi for protesting against putting up the pillars.

APCC meet

A core committee meeting of the Assam PCC today discussed how to fight the upcoming elections and party policy at Rajiv Bhawan here.

The meet was attended by Assam PCC president Ripun Bora, former chief minister Tarun Gogoi, leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia and senior party leader Rakibul Hussain, among others.

The meeting decided to observe state wide “betrayal day” against “betrayal” of the people of Assam by the BJP government at the Centre and BJP-led government in Assam.

News Source Telegraph India