High-level inquiry demanded into illegal land grabbing of tea garden workers in Dibrugarh

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DIBRUGARH: The Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association on Tuesday demanded a high level inquiry against illegal land grabbing of poor tea garden workers' land. Addressing a press conference at Banipur on Tuesday, Dibrugarh ATTSA secretary Lakhindra Kurmi said, "We demand a high level inquiry against the forceful land grabbing of Krishna Kurmi's land by land mafia."

"The land mafia forcefully grabbed 6 bigha land of Krishna Kurmi at Jiliguri Gaon under Lahowal constituency of Dibrugarh. In 2012, the land mafia threatened Krishna Kurmi and took his signature in a piece of paper and on March 17, 2014, they made the stamp paper. The land mafia had forged the myadi patta land and forced the poor worker to give his signature," ATTSA leader Kurmi alleged.

He said, "The land mafia are grabbing the land of the poor tea workers. The district administration should take the matter seriously and take action against the land mafia."

"We have informed the matter to Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner and on July 27, 2022 the Deputy Commissioner had written to East Revenue circle officer of Dibrugarh to inquire the incident and submit a report within seven days but till date no report has been submitted," the ATTSA leader asserted.

The students' body has asked for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's intervention and to provide security and shelter to Krishna Kurmi's family.

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