3,000 Assam Villagers On Protest For Over A Month, District Office Mobbed 3,000 Assam Villagers On Protest For Over A Month, District Office Mobbed The protesters are seeking rehabilitation because they say their settlements have not seen any development as they fall inside the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Protesters hit the Tinsukia road, vowing not to quit till their demands are met
Guwahati:
For more than a month now, nearly all residents of two Upper Assam villages - Laika and Dodhia - comprising around 3,000 people have been camping in the state s Tinsukia town, next to the deputy collector s office.
Protesting under the banner of Laika-Dodhia Rehabilitation Committee, the villagers staged a demonstration in front of Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner s office on Thursday, seeking rehabilitation because they say their settlements have not seen any development as they fall inside the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.