Speaking to reporters, Chief Minister Sarma said, "We had identified suspected persons - 1 each in Tamulpur and Karbi Anglong, 2 each in Sonitpur and Golaghat, 3 in Bongaigaon, 2 in Goalpara, 4 in Barpeta, 1 in Cachar, 3 in Nalbari, 2 in Hojai, 1 in Baksa, 3 in Darrang, 1 in Jorhat, 2 in
Assam Housing and Urban Affairs Minister (DoHUA) Jayanta Mallabaruah said that the flood situation in Assam was under control and the state government was prepared to face any challenge.
The flood situation in Assam has reached a critical point. In the Sribhumi district, many houses and commercial areas were inundated, leading to the disruption of normal life.
The flood situation in Assam's Sribhumi district is still critical following incessant rainfall and the water level of the Kushiyara River and other rivers of the district has risen.
"It was done only to protect law and order. Nobody is above the law, and it will always take its own course. When somebody takes law and order into his hands, the law will definitely take action. That time which Amit Shah ji mentioned, it was a volatile situation in Assam. There was anarchy
Jitendra Singh Alwar, All India Congress Committe (AICC) In-Charge for Assam, targeted the BJP government over the prevailing flood situation in Assam and said that the government is not interested in the plight of the people.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Assam government over the grim flood situation in Assam and said that the situation of the state reflects the "gross and grave mismanagement" by BJP's double-engine government which came to power with the promise of a "flood-free Assam".
The situation in Assam worsened after 8 people including three children died after drowning in flood waters in the state in the last 24 hours and the death toll in this year's flood mounted to 66.
The grim flood situation in Assam from the past month has caused loss of life, damages to infrastructure, road closures, crop destruction and livestock loss, among others. The deluge has also left hundreds of people homeless and unsettled.