Gaurav Gogoi Demanded More Security Cover for Rupjyoti Kurmi
Gogoi has sought additional security to Assam DGP for Kurmi s well-being and to enable him to carry out his duties as an elected representative more efficiently
| 28 May 2021 12:04 PM GMT
Guwahati: After Mariani MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi was fired upon by alleged land encroachers of Nagaland on Thursday, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi demanded more security cover for Kurmi.
Gogoi has sought additional security from Assam Director General of Police (DGP), Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, saying that it was essential for not only his well-being but also to enable him to carry out his duties as an elected representative more efficiently.
Assam MLA attacked by land encroachers from Nagaland
By IANS |
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Guwahati, May 27 : An Assam Congress MLA was attacked on Thursday by suspected land encroachers from Nagaland, when the legislator went to the Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest under Mariani Range in Jorhat district.
Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi told the media that land encroachers from Nagaland attacked him when he went to the forest area to enquire about encroachment of Assam s forest land by some people from Nagaland. The Assam police personnel accompanying me, the local residents and my two personal security officers (PSOs) protected me from the attack. The land encroachers started firing as soon as we entered the area. The Assam police personnel and my PSOs retaliated as we narrowly escaped, Kurmi said.