Raijor Dal stages protests over delayed flood compensation in Assam
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Guwahati, Members of the Raijor Dal staged multiple protests near the Assam Secretariat and the adjoining ministers' colony here on Thursday, demanding enhanced and prompt compensation for flood-affected people in the state's eastern districts, even as party president and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi's indefinite sit-in entered its seventh day.
Adding to this, Raijor Dal stages protests over delayed flood compensation in Assam Members of the opposition party assembled in groups of 50 to 100 at three to four locations near the Secretariat at different times since morning to register their protest.
Meanwhile, The protesters were seen engaging in scuffles with security personnel, who dragged and lifted some of them into buses in which they were taken away.
Notably, The protesters alleged that the state government had failed to provide adequate financial assistance to flood-affected people even more than two-and-a-half months after devastating floods hit the eastern parts of Assam.
As per the latest buzz, "We had to come from our homes to demand what is rightfully ours. The government has left us to our own devices after we lost everything in the floods," a protester shared.
In further updates, Gogoi, who has been observing an "indefinite satyagraha" on the premises of the state Assembly since October 2, claimed that several party leaders were injured during the police action.
On top of that, He shared photographs of the leaders being treated at the hospital while in detention, and alleged that there was much delay in providing medical care to the injured.
"We will continue our movement till the government declares time-bound disbursement of financial aid," the MLA asserted.
Source: Hindustan Times