Homes Of Bengali-Speaking Muslims Demolished In Assam's Nagaon, Crops Destroyed
Guwahati, Assam: Assam authorities have demolished homes of several Muslim families in Nagaon district during an alleged eviction drive. The houses of Bengali-speaking Muslim families were razed by bulldozers and their crops were were destroyed as well, pushing families into a crisis of livelihood.
The the crops standing on their land were also trampled during the eviction drive. The Assam government has been carrying out a large-scale anti-encroachment eviction drive, destroying houses, religious structures and farm lands mostly belonging to Bengali-speaking Muslims.
The government of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma carried out a massive eviction drive, leaving more than 1,000 families displaced, most of them are Muslims, according to a report by Scroll.
The civil groups and minority associations have been accusing the BJP government of discriminatory treatment, noting most of those evicted are Bengali Muslims. More than 1,100 Muslim families evicted in three districts in two-day eviction drive.
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As per the government figures, more than 638 hectares of land in Golaghat, Hojai and Nagaon districts were cleared of alleged encroachers within a week.
