Evicted Indian citizens to get compensation if Congress forms govt in Assam MP

Nagaon (Assam), Jul 10 (PTI) Congress MP Rakibul Hussain on Thursday said all Indian citizens, who have been evicted from lands in various districts of Assam during the BJP rule, will be duly compensated if the opposition party comes to power in the state.
    The MP's comments came two days after the Assam government carried out a massive eviction drive in Dhubri district, which is represented by the Congress parliamentarian, to clear around 3,500 bighas (1,160 acres) of land for a proposed power plant by the Adani Group.
    "The eviction drives have been carried out by the state government without 15-day prior legal notices to the affected families as per the law. Mostly, houses were demolished within 2-3 days of the issuance of notice. I appeal to the government to stop the inhuman eviction," Hussain said at a press conference here.
    He strongly criticised the eviction drives across different districts, including Dhubri, Goalpara, Lakhimpur, Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and Hojai.
    "If the Congress comes to power, every evicted Indian citizen will be provided with proper compensation and a rehabilitation package. Also, the Adani Group will not be given any land in Assam to loot the state," Hussain said.
    He further alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been carrying out the eviction drive only to "please" the Adani Group and the BJP-led central government.
    "I have sent a letter of appeal to the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court to register a suo motu case against the Assam government for its unlawful activities regarding ongoing eviction drives in the state," the MP said.
    He alleged that fearful of losing power in Assam in the 2026 assembly elections, Sarma has been resorting to "undemocratic" tactics to compel the people of the state to "live with fear psychosis".
    "Almost all sections of the greater Assamese society are being deprived of their constitutional and democratic rights, and are facing serious problems of unemployment, price rise of essential commodities and non-payment of proper daily wages to tea garden labourers," the MP stated.
    About 3,500 bighas of land, affecting around 1,100 families, in Charuwa Bakra, Chirakuta and Santoshpur villages under Chapar circle were cleared during the drive on Tuesday for handing it over to the Adani Group for setting up a power plant.
    Alleged encroachers damaged excavators and tried to attack police personnel during the eviction drive, prompting security forces to resort to baton-charge to disperse the mob.
    Last month, Sarma had visited the site for the proposed power plant, and announced that a 3,400 MW thermal power plant will be established there and a tender for the project will be floated soon.

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