Gaurav Gogoi condemns Assam govt resolution on arms licences

“As an alternative of strengthening police and border forces, the federal government is intent on distributing arms amongst BJP-RSS sympathisers and native legal syndicates. This may result in gang violence and crimes based mostly on private vendettas. Native businessmen and merchants are certain to be harassed,” he stated.

“This isn’t governance, this can be a harmful step backwards in the direction of lawlessness and jungle raj,” Gogoi stated.

“This resolution displays not public concern, however electoral considerations. The chief minister should reverse it instantly and deal with restoring public belief by way of accountable management,” he stated.

Addressing a press convention in Guwahati, CM Sarma had stated the choice was taken at a gathering of the state cupboard after reviewing the “demand” of the folks dwelling in these areas.

“Assam is a really completely different and delicate state. Assamese folks dwelling in some areas have been feeling insecure they usually have been demanding arms licences for a very long time,” he had stated.

Within the backdrop of current developments in Bangladesh and the state authorities’s current drive towards suspected foreigners, the indigenous folks in such areas really feel that they is likely to be attacked, Sarma had stated.

“The federal government might be lenient in giving licences to eligible folks, who need to be authentic inhabitants and should belong to the indigenous neighborhood dwelling in weak and distant areas of the state. It is going to give further braveness to them,” he had stated.