This Article is From May 03, 2014

'What Has PM Done to Restore Law and Order in Assam', Asks BJP

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As many as 31 people have been killed in ongoing violence in the Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam in the last 36 hours. A curfew has been imposed and shoot at sight orders have been given in the Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa districts in Assam, after the killings by suspected Bodo rebels.
  • The government stands committed to fighting terror in all its forms. The people of Assam have been braving terrorist attacks with courage and fortitude in the past.
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
  • Dr Manmohan Singh has been representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha for 24 years, and has been the PM for 10. What steps has he taken? Tarun Gogoi is the Chief Minister for 14 years, this is the third incident with Bodos. What has Dr Singh and the state government done to restore sanity and law and order?
    Ravi Shankar Prasad, Senior BJP leader
  • 'I will not step down as chief minister, I am not a coward'
    Tarun Gogoi, Assam Chief Minister
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