Assam Minister Atul Bora has support the state's eviction drive against illegal encroachments in tribal areas. He said the move, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is important to protect tribal land, and praised the CM's visits to districts to monitor the action.
The protest sentiment was voiced during a meeting organised by the Himachal Apple Producers Association Jubbal Block Unit at Vishram Grih, Jubbal, where members from various units registered their presence.
In his letter, the AAP MP claimed that the eviction of a large number of women, children, disabled and elderly after the Lok Sabha elections, and before the formation of the newly elected central government, highlighted the contradiction between the promises made by the government and its ac
Calling the green felling "environmentally disastrous" and contrary to the principles of ecological conservation. Negi told ANI, "Nowhere in the country is green felling permitted. Eviction of illegal encroachments is being carried out, but cutting decades-old fruit-bearing trees is not just
According to a release, the state committee of AFFI, HP Seb Utpadak Sangh will mobilise all the affected apple growers for a massive rally to the Shimla Secretariat on July 29 demanding an end to the terrorising evictions and felling of 50-year-old apple trees.
Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Numal Momin on Thursday blamed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for encouraging encroachers, after police personnel were attacked by miscreants in the Paikan area of Goalpara district.
Miscreants attacked several police personnel at Paikan area in Assam's Goalpara district, where the administration carried out a massive eviction drive a few days back.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the indigenous people of the state are facing invasion from people from one religion who are now trying to change the demography in Upper Assam.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday accused the Trinamool Congress of portraying his government's firm stance against illegal infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims as anti-Bengali.
In a press conference held in Shimla on Monday, the Himachal Kisan Sabha and the Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh demanded an immediate halt to the felling of apple trees and called for proper demarcation of land instead of mass clearances.
"From our recent eviction experience, we have seen that people originally from districts 400 km away have encroached upon lands in predominantly Hindu constituencies. There is a concerted effort to change the demography of our constituencies," Sarma said.