Opposition MLAs stage a walkout from the Assam Assembly following a ruckus over losses incurred by the state government in the Gorukhuti project. The project involved the eviction of minority community farmers to make way for a government-sponsored mega farming project. The opposition demands reinstatement of the evicted farmers.
The Assam government seeks the help of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in its agriculture project at Gorukhuti, Darrang district. Several Gir cows brought from Gujarat have died due to illness, and the project has not achieved the desired results. Explore how the government is collaborating with NDDB to overcome the challenges.
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Assamese people to take control of the state’s farming lands and said that Assam must become self-reliant for its food products to become a developed state.