Assam to withdraw 1 lakh minor instances to scale back burden on judiciary: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

By PTI

GUWAHATI: The Assam authorities will withdraw one lakh minor instances, principally these registered in reference to offensive social media posts, to scale back the burden on the judiciary.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Monday whereas delivering his Independence Day speech. “The government has decided to formally withdraw one lakh cases, mostly pertaining to Facebook and Twitter posts, which were registered and pending in the court till the midnight of August 14, 2022 so that the judiciary can concentrate more on the other serious cases,” he mentioned.

The authorities will file a petition requesting the judiciary for the withdrawal of the instances. Sarma appealed to the Paresh Baruah faction of rebel group United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to shun the trail of violence and settle points by dialogues. He mentioned Assam doesn’t help terrorism.

“Assam has remained an integral part of India from the times of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. I believe the last three days was a big lesson for those who envisage a sovereign Assam. The people in Assam proved the Indian sovereignty is non-negotiable for them,” the CM mentioned in his message to ULFA, alluding to the large-scale participation of the folks within the Independence Day celebration.

Sarma additionally introduced 10,000 authorities jobs by subsequent month. “We are moving forward with a firm resolve to give 1 lakh jobs in a transparent manner. We have already given 30,000 jobs. For another 30,000 jobs, the written and oral tests will begin this month,” he mentioned.

2 Assam Rifles jawans injured in encounter with militants

Two Assam Rifles personnel had been injured throughout an encounter with the NSCN (Okay-YA) militants in Nagaland’s Mon district. Later, they had been evacuated to the Air Force Hospital in Assam’s Jorhat.

Defence sources mentioned the militants additionally suffered “severe casualties”. The incident occurred close to the Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh border in Mon district within the wee hours of Monday.

“The personnel noticed suspicious movement of the militants. On being challenged, the militants opened fire which was appropriately retaliated, causing severe casualties to the group of the militants,” a defence assertion mentioned. Several militant outfits of the Northeast, together with ULFA and NSCN (Okay-YA), had collectively referred to as for the boycott of the Independence Day celebration.

GUWAHATI: The Assam authorities will withdraw one lakh minor instances, principally these registered in reference to offensive social media posts, to scale back the burden on the judiciary.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made the announcement on Monday whereas delivering his Independence Day speech. “The government has decided to formally withdraw one lakh cases, mostly pertaining to Facebook and Twitter posts, which were registered and pending in the court till the midnight of August 14, 2022 so that the judiciary can concentrate more on the other serious cases,” he mentioned.

The authorities will file a petition requesting the judiciary for the withdrawal of the instances. Sarma appealed to the Paresh Baruah faction of rebel group United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to shun the trail of violence and settle points by dialogues. He mentioned Assam doesn’t help terrorism.

“Assam has remained an integral part of India from the times of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. I believe the last three days was a big lesson for those who envisage a sovereign Assam. The people in Assam proved the Indian sovereignty is non-negotiable for them,” the CM mentioned in his message to ULFA, alluding to the large-scale participation of the folks within the Independence Day celebration.

Sarma additionally introduced 10,000 authorities jobs by subsequent month. “We are moving forward with a firm resolve to give 1 lakh jobs in a transparent manner. We have already given 30,000 jobs. For another 30,000 jobs, the written and oral tests will begin this month,” he mentioned.

2 Assam Rifles jawans injured in encounter with militants

Two Assam Rifles personnel had been injured throughout an encounter with the NSCN (Okay-YA) militants in Nagaland’s Mon district. Later, they had been evacuated to the Air Force Hospital in Assam’s Jorhat.

Defence sources mentioned the militants additionally suffered “severe casualties”. The incident occurred close to the Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh border in Mon district within the wee hours of Monday.

“The personnel noticed suspicious movement of the militants. On being challenged, the militants opened fire which was appropriately retaliated, causing severe casualties to the group of the militants,” a defence assertion mentioned. Several militant outfits of the Northeast, together with ULFA and NSCN (Okay-YA), had collectively referred to as for the boycott of the Independence Day celebration.