The constituent parties of 15-party opposition alliance, United Opposition Forum (UOF), Assam, stage a demonstration in Guwahati against the unprecedented hike in service fees for organizing political and cultural events. The opposition criticizes the state government's decision as anti-people and burdensome.
The Assam government has hiked service fees for a range of events in the public, starting from political to cultural, by up to 20 times. However, it has fully withdrawn the fees of Rs 300 charged earlier for obtaining police permission for organizing religious events. Find out more about the hiked fees and the criticism faced by the government.