Guwahati: Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday apprised UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi about the prevailing situation in BTAD and the slew of measures taken by the State Government to restore peace and normalcy in the trouble-torn areas.
The UPA Chairperson rang up the Chief Minister on Sunday morning to take stock of the latest law and order situation in the BTAD areas.
Gogoi briefed her about the security measures being initiated by the State Government to instil confidence among the people and to restore peace and normalcy in the affected areas.
The Chief Minister informed the UPA Chairperson that there had been no major untoward incident in the past 24 hours.
Gogoi informed her about the beefing up of security in areas vulnerable to violence and that the Government would be able to bring back the situation to normal.
The Chief Minister further informed her that the Central Government has despatched additional reinforcements to tackle the situation.
Meanwhile, Assam Governor, Janaki Ballav Patnaik has expressed his deep concern over the incidents of violence engulfing the BTAD area. In a statement, the Governor has said that he had no words to condemn this most unfortunate killing of innocent people.
“Whether ethnic or communal, these types of incidents should never be allowed to happen. Such recurring violence resulting in the deaths of innocent people and children needs to be stubbed out immediately with strong hands and peace should be allowed to return to and normalcy prevail in the entire BTAD area,” the Governor said.
He also added that house-to-house searches should be made and all illegal arms and ammunitions must be seized.
He also urged for a thorough investigation into all possibilities that had resulted in such violence; to find out why such incidents occurred and what forces were behind them and stressed that the guilty be brought to book without delay.
The Governor sought the cooperation of the delegations that met him and submitted Memorandums to him on the matter and appealed to them to undertake every opportunity to reinstate peace and normalcy in the affected areas.
The Governor appreciated the timely steps initiated by the Chief Minister and expressed his satisfaction that the services of the National Investigative Agency (NIA) were being engaged in the matter.
