Minor killed in Assam blast amid Assam CM Sarma’s peace moves
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Sarma, soon after taking oath as Assam’s chief minister, appealed to insurgent outfits including the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) to eschew violence and come to the negotiating table.
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A minor was killed in a grenade blast in Assam’s Tinsukia district on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after new chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked militant outfits to shun violence and join the mainstream.
A senior police official, who did not want to be named, told ET: “The grenade was placed on the roadside and the person … was riding a bicycle when it exploded.” Tinsukia superintendent of police Vaibhav Nimbalkar and a team of policemen have rushed to the spot at Kathakathini in the town of Jagun, he said.
Amit Shah in Assam. Picture credit ( ANI )
DENGAON: Reaching out to militant outfits who bid farewell to arms in Assam, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said all promises made to 1,040 surrendered youths from Karbi Anglong will be fulfilled within a year. Welcoming the insurgents to mainstream society, Shah said they can enjoy all the rights and privileges like any other Indian citizen. On February 23, extremist youths from five groups laid down arms. I want to assure you that the promises made to you by our officers will be fulfilled within one year to assimilate you into the mainstream, he told a public rally here.
Reaching out to militant outfits who bid farewell to arms in Assam, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said all promises made to 1,040 surrendered youths from Karbi Anglong will be fulfilled within a year. Welcoming the insurgents to mainstream society, Shah said they can enjoy all the rights and privileges like any other Indian citizen. On February 23, extremist youths from five groups laid down arms. I want to assure you that the promises made to you by our officers will be fulfilled within one year to assimilate you into the mainstream, he told a public rally here.
Praising their decision to lay down arms, Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will work for the development of the region and has already prepared the framework for North East s development.