Assam opposition leaders walk out of assembly over mass eviction drive

The first day of the winter session of Assam assembly on Tuesday witnessed walkouts by the entire opposition members on the issue of eviction and encroachment of the state’s territory by Mizoram.

Soon after the question hour was over, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) members walked out of the House after speaker Biswajit Daimary rejected their adjournment motion on eviction drive carried out at Batadraba in Nagaon district a day earlier.

“The eviction drive was carried out without allotting any alternate plots to people who have been residing in the area for many years. This shows the lack of empathy from the state government,” AIUDF MLA Mohammed Aminul Islam said.