Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Photo Courtesy: Flickr
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Photo Courtesy: Flickr

Assam to recommend CBI probe in communal clash

Sat-Oct 11, 2008

Guwahati / Press Trust of India

The Assam government will recommend a CBI probe into reported hoisting of a 'Pakistan flag' in clash-hit Udalguri district, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on Saturday.

However, the government spokesman denied any reports of raising of the flag of the neighbouring country in the clash-hit region.

"I will go for a CBI inquiry as they have the resources to find out the real culprits, whom we can punish and also educate the people not to be influenced by them," Gogoi told reporter in Guwahati.

The state CID would also investigate so as to immediately know who were responsible for the violence as the CBI would take sometime for the probe, he said.

"A judicial inquiry, already on, will unearth the conspiracy behind the clashes and hoisting of the flag. The conspiracy caused communal hatred," Gogoi said.

On reported hoisting of Pakistani flag, Gogoi said, “if Bangladeshis are allegedly involved, then why would they hoist a Pakistan flag. According to the district Superintendent of Police it is not a Pakistan flag. But we have to know who did it.”

"I find the conspirators more dangerous than the emotionally charged people who indulged in the clashes," the CM said.

“From both groups there is a minuscule section which indulged in the violence for land grabbing purpose, but one of the major reasons for the clash was the hatred created by the Asom Gana Parishad and BJP," he alleged.

"BJP leader L K Advani's recent politically motivated statement here of large scale unabated infiltration from Bangladesh caused mistrust in the minds of the people," Gogoi alleged.

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Lallu Yadav,not finding the Leader of the Opposition, in the House on the second day of Trust vote, remarked,
"perhaps he has gone somewhere to spread communal virus!"
Five years ago, as the Home Minister of NDA Govt. he had assured the Rajya Sabha that his Govt. would take all possible ways to deport the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants!"He never fulfilled his promise.Now,very conveniently, he has placed the blame on the congress govt.Assam CM,Gogoi, has aptly summed up that one of the major reasons for the clash was the hatred create by AGP and BJP!The Election Commission and the central Govt.
must monitor all election campaigns and ensure that for political gain no indivdual or party stokes communal fires!

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 06:29

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