Guwahati News Desk: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that “despite the sacrifices of several hundred youths during the Assam movement the Assamese community is still not safe. Rather it is more vulnerable as a huge tract of land of the state has come under encroachment. The Assamese community has lost economic power and their political authority is greatly challenged today.” He appealed to the people to introspect at this critical juncture to make the Assamese community stronger.
He said, “Around 40 per cent of Assam land is under the grip of aggression from illegal immigrants. Both indigenous Assamese and Muslims are not safe in the state because of this aggression.”
Chief Minister Sarma urged the people to unite themselves to safeguard the language, art & culture and land rights of the Assamese people. He also said that the State government has been making unrelenting efforts to boost harmony within the community and said that eviction at Gorukhuti in Sipajhar and the agricultural revolution it has launched is the beginning of a new movement for regaining the rights of the Assamese. He further said that the government is committed to facing all challenges and continuing its efforts to keep the state’s hallowed civilization afloat.
The Chief Minister said that the sacrifices and heroism of the martyrs of six-year-long Assam agitation would continue to inspire the people of the state to embark on a new economic and political movement for the survival of the Assamese community. The Chief Minister said this while speaking at the “Shradhanjali” programme organized by the Assam Accord Implementation Department on the occasion of “Swahid Divas” celebration at Swahid Smarak Park at Paschim Boragaon in Guwahati today.
The Chief Minister released the 2nd and 3rd volume of the database on Assam agitation titled “Asom Andolonor Tathyakosh”. He also ceremonially launched a Rs 5-crore corpus fund to benefit people affected by the agitation. Chief Minister said that martyr Khargeswar Talukdar sacrificed his life for safeguarding the state’s land from the aggression of illegal migrants at Bhabanipur on this day in 1979 while taking part in the spontaneous mass movement. He said that to uphold the pride of the Assamese people, more than 850 youths of the state lost their lives in the Assam agitation, and added that their sacrifices would continue to inspire us to move ahead with the new economic and political movement launched in the state for the greater interest of the Assamese community, a press release said.
