SILCHAR, Nov 2 - Condeming the barbaric incident of killing of five persons in Dhola under Tinsukia district on Thursday, more than 100 organisations of Barak Valley under Rastrabadi Joutha Mancha have called for a 12-hour Assam bandh on Saturday.
�We thoroughly condemn the killing of innocent citizens and place our demand before the Government to arrest Mrinal Hazarika, leader of the pro-talk faction of ULFA and also KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi at the earliest, suspected to be involved in the incident� supporters of the bandh echoed.
On the other hand, the Silchar District Congress Committee has also condemned the incident and called a 12-hour bandh.The Congress leaders here said the BJP-led Government has failed miserably in ensuring safety and security of the people.
On the other hand, people representing several organisations and associations assembled at the Khudiram Bose point here and voiced their demands for providing safety and security to the Bengali-speaking people in the State at a time when the NRC is in a crucial phase.
