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PALASBARI: Hundreds of locals of Barduar Bagan village under Palasbari circle in Kamrup district staged a massive protest on Thursday expressing strong opposition to the government's decision to evict them from the area. The villagers are demanding that the government protect their land, stating that they have been living there for more than a century.
According to sources, more than 3,000 people from tea tribes, Rabha community, and Bodo community among others, have been living on the forest land for many years in 10 villages under Palasbari circle. When informed about the move, there was a stir among the people living there, and they began protesting.
The protest was organized by various groups including the All India Farmers Committee, the Land Rights Joint Struggle Committee, the Assam Land Protection Council, the Garia-Maria Jatiya Parishad, Nikhil Rabha Satra Sangha, Kamrup District Rabha Satra Sangha, Barduar- Bholagaon Regional Rabha Satra Sangha, the Sixth Schedule Demand Committee, and regional women.
A meeting was also held to discuss the future of the land and to demand that the government intervene to prevent the eviction.
The protest meeting was presided over by Barduar Bagan Land Patta Demand Committee Coordinator Govinda Rabha and the objectives were explained by Nikhil Rabha Students Union (NRSU) central committee member Debajit Napha.
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