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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez whines about Indian team’s popularity, says they are “laadlas” of world cricket because they make more money

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Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hafeez whines about Indian team’s popularity, says they are “laadlas” of world cricket because they make more money

Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said that the Indian Cricket Team is liked by others in the world of cricket only because they generate the most money, and not because of their cricket. He made these remarks on a PTV show where he was appearing as a cricket expert.

When the anchor of the PTV show asked Hafeez if Indian players are ‘Laadlas’ because they play well or they make more money, Hafeez said that it is only because they generate more revenue.

The former Pakistan captain, who retired from cricket earlier this year, said, “I don’t know a lot, but I definitely know that in our society, whoever is the earner is loved by everyone, is the most ‘laadla’ (pampered), gets the most kisses from everyone.”

Hafeez further added, “India is a revenue-making country. So even in bilateral series across the world, where they get sponsorship, they get a jackpot, it’s hard to deny these things.”

After the show, Hafeez shared the clip of his comments on social media as well to emphasise his point.

Earlier during the ongoing Asia Cup in UAE, Mohammad Hafeez had called Indian captain Rohit Sharma  ‘weak, afraid and confused’. Hafeez claimed that Rohit looked weak and afraid when he came out for the toss against Pakistan and that his body language was not good.

Hafeez said, “You see Rohit Sharma’s expression after winning the match. This expression happened after India won by 40 runs. I had talked about Rohit Sharma’s body language, when he came out to toss, he looked weak, he seemed afraid and confused. I am not being able to see Rohit Sharma, whom I have observed during matches playing incredible innings. I think captaincy is putting a lot of pressure on Rohit. He is facing a lot of difficulties.”

India won that match against Pakistan by 5 wickets, and the two rivals are set to face each other again on Sunday.

‘Take payment from them, we don’t have money’: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal tells Gujarat BJP workers to work for him ‘from inside’

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‘Take payment from them, we don’t have money’: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal tells Gujarat BJP workers to work for him ‘from inside’

With the aim to expand its political influence in Gurajat where elections are slated to be held at the end of this year, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in the state to join his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while continuing to be with the ruling party.

Addressing a press conference in Rajkot on the final day of his two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat, Kejriwal said that the BJP workers should continue to get “payment” from BJP but work for AAP “from inside.”

He assured that the BJP workers would benefit from all the “guarantees” promised by him to the people when his party comes to power in the state.

“You (BJP workers) can stay in that party but work for AAP. Many of them get paid (by BJP), so take the payment from there but work for us, because we do not have money,” said the AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal.

“We do not want BJP leaders. The BJP can keep its leaders. BJP’s ‘panna pramukhs’, workers in villages, booths and talukas are joining us in droves. I would like to ask them what the BJP gave them in return for their service in the party even after so many years?” the AAP national convener asked.

Kejriwal added that the BJP does not provide free and high-quality education, healthcare, or power to BJP employees and their families, but the AAP will look after their needs.

“When we form a government, we will provide free electricity, and this will apply to your houses as well. We will provide you with free, 24-hour power, and build good schools for your children where they will get free education. We will ensure free and quality treatment for your family members and offer Rs 1,000 to women (as allowance) in your family,” he said.

While urging the Gujarat BJP workers to work for him, the AAP chief told them that there was no point in staying in the BJP and ensuring its victory again after 27 years of rule.

“I would like to tell all the BJP workers to stay there but work for the AAP. You are smart, work for AAP from the inside,” he further said.

While the AAP supremo is trying to woo the BJP workers in Gujarat, reports emerged that 13 out of 19 leaders who were given the ticket for upcoming elections have decided to quit the party. As per sources privy to the development, the decision came after speculation started doing the round that Medha Patkar will likely be the chief minister candidate for AAP in Gujarat. Kejriwal was likely to hold a meeting on Friday evening to pacify them.

Legislative Assembly elections are speculated to be held in Gujarat in December 2022 to elect 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The schedule will be released by the Election Commission of India before the election.

Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia uses derogatory language against state BJP chief CR Paatil and Minister Harsh Sanghavi, booked

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Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia uses derogatory language against state BJP chief CR Paatil and Minister Harsh Sanghavi, booked

On Saturday, the Gujarat Police registered an FIR against Aam Aadmi Party’s Gujarat unit President Gopal Italia for defaming BJP leaders and also inducing people to commit an offence against the state or public tranquillity. The FIR was registered by Gujarat Police at Umra Police Station in Surat.

According to the reports, AAP’s Gujarat Chief also used derogatory language against Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil and Minister Harsh Sanghavi during a rally that was conducted ahead of Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022. The FIR has been registered under sections 469, 500 (punishment for defamation), 504, 505(1) B of the IPC.

Reportedly, the FIR was filed by the Gujarat Police based on the complaint registered by a citizen named Pratap Chodvadiya. In his complaint against Italia, Chodvadiya stated that the AAP chief intentionally insulted the BJP leaders. “He (Italia) called BJP the party of goons and incited the public by stating that AAP would take revenge for each blood drop”, the complaint read.

According to the complaint, the AAP Gujarat chief called BJP leader CR Paatil ‘former bootlegger’ and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi ‘Drugs Sanghvi’. The case will be investigated by inspector AH Rajput of the Crime Branch Gujarat Police.

Meanwhile, reacting to the complaint, AAP Gujarat Chief Gopal Italia said, “They will file a complaint against me, but will not take action against drugs landers, and drugs mafias, such FIRs will not frighten me and I will not succumb to pressure”.

Earlier in July, 2021 a similar FIR was filed by Gujarat Police against Italia for his infamous remarks on the Hindu community and rituals. The FIR then was filed based on the complaint by a member of Hindu IT Cell. The complaint highlighted Italia’s remarks where he had said on record, “I am ashamed of such people (referring to people who attend satsangs). It angers me. If you don’t like what I said block me. We don’t need those who clap like hijras in name of rituals and culture. Some Sadhu will speak nonsense from the stage and we have to clap like hijras?”

Legislative Assembly elections are speculated to be held in Gujarat in December 2022 to elect 182 members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The schedule will be released by the Election Commission of India before the election.

Ahead of Brahmastra’s release, Karan Johar’s arrogance takes a hit, ‘urges’ people not to divide Indian cinema into sub-categories

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Ahead of Brahmastra’s release, Karan Johar’s arrogance takes a hit, ‘urges’ people not to divide Indian cinema into sub-categories

Producer-Director Karan Johar’s highly ambitious film Brahmastra is set for release on September 9, 2022. Ahead of the release of one of the most anticipated films from his production house, Karan Johar has ‘urged’ the public not to divide Indian cinema into sub-categories and instead start treating it as one industry.

Speaking at a press event to promote Brahmastra in Hyderabad, the filmmaker said, “We, in our own tiny way, are trying to reach every corner (of the country with our film). Like SS Rajamouli sir said, this is Indian cinema. Let’s not call it anything else. We keep giving it a wood… Bollywood, Tollywood. We are not in the woods anymore, we are out of them. We are proudly part of Indian cinema. Each and every film will be now from Indian cinema.” 

Interestingly, Johar’s ‘humble’ request came at a time when his yet-to-be-released movie, starring Bollywood biggies like Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and even Shah Rukh Khan as guest appearance, and others, has been facing boycott calls. In fact, the Dharma Productions film has been the butt of jokes, ever since the release of its trailer.

Karan Johar, who is considered to be extremely arrogant in Bollywood circles, had recently reacted to the boycott call for his movie by calling the “Boycott gang” a “group of trolls”. He had arrogantly asked people not to watch the film if they didn’t wish to.  

A video of Karan Johar engaging with the media personnel had gone viral on social media, wherein, when asked about the current boycott trend, he said that the “Boycott gang is a group of trolls and I don’t take them seriously. I don’t care if they don’t watch my film. I am not forcing them to watch my films.”

Karan Johar’s Brahmastra faces boycott calls

However, his movie Brahmastra came under attack even prior to his statement, after its lead actress Alia Bhatt also told people that they were under no compulsion to watch her movie. Besides, a video of actor Ranbir Kapoor, who is playing the protagonist in the movie, surfaced where he said he was a beef-eating foodie. This too attracted a lot of criticism. To add fuel to the fire, the Hinduphobic tweets of Dharma Productions’ Development Executive Shreemi Verma also went viral on social media.

With the screenshots of her anti-Hindu tweets, netizens started to post on Twitter that she is associated with Dharma Productions, and linked to the upcoming movie Brahmastra. Netizens called for a boycott of the movie for its association with such a Hinduphobic person. She eventually deactivated her account to control the backlash of her remarks.

Karan Johar and his tantrums

Karan Johar is no stranger to controversies. From accusations of encouraging misogyny to plagiarism and copyright infringement, to being embroiled in a drug controversy to being dubbed as the flag-bearer of nepotism, the filmmaker has seen it all.

It may be recalled that in 2020 when the NCB turned its attention to Karan Johar in response to a complaint filed by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President and Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sira alleging that at a party hosted by Karan Johar in 2019, drugs and other narcotic substances were consumed by the attendees, the producer-director issued a statement calling reports of drug consumption at his party ‘misleading’ and ‘wrong’. He also claimed that the spotlight on him and his production house was part of a ‘malicious campaign’.

Karan Johar, following nationwide uproar after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput and immense backlash against Bollywood’s insiders, had also unfollowed many people on Twitter, including close celebrity friends and star kids, like Alia Bhatt and Twinkle Khanna.

In 2020, Karan Johar’s 2017 clip asking Kangana Ranaut to ‘leave the industry’ had also gone viral drawing sharp reactions from Netizens. The netizens reacted based on the excerpt of the interview and slammed Johar for his attitude toward an accomplished actor. They said that he does not have the right to tell anyone to leave the industry and insult them on an international platform.

The Dharma Production owner had also drawn flak when he remarked that he felt if ‘KGF 2’ was made in Bollywood, critics would have ‘lynched’ them.

Karan Johar in his autobiography, ‘An Unsuitable Boy’ wrote that as a kid he used to find Hindi speaking “downmarket and uncool”. He even mentioned that he used to stay away from Aditya Chopra and his friends because they all used to speak Hindi.

Assam: Another madrasa with suspected terror links under the scanner, two teachers flee after locals express doubt about their identity

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Assam: Another madrasa with suspected terror links under the scanner, two teachers flee after locals express doubt about their identity

As Assam’s state government is waging a crackdown on suspicious madrasas in the state that have ties to banned Islamic terrorist organisations, another madrasa has come under scrutiny with alleged ties to the Bangladeshi terrorist organisation Ansar-ul-Bangla or Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT). After the demolition of three madrassas in recent weeks, a madrasa in the Goalpura district in Assam is now under the scanner.

The Dargar Alga Madrassa located at Pakhiura Char has been identified by the police for possible terror links, and it could be demolished by the administration. Recently the founder of the Madrasa, Imam Jalaluddin, and two more persons were arrested by police for suspected terror links. Police had found that Jalaluddin had recruited suspected Bangladeshi Jihadis as teachers, and two of them are now absconding.

The teachers had claimed that they are from West Bengal, but local people had doubts about their identities and had asked them to submit their identity documents. But two teachers, Jahangir Alam and Aminul Islam, fled from the area in the night fearing arrest. Locals informed the police about the incident and the police raided the madrasa on August 24, where several incriminating documents were recovered. Police arrested three persons, Madrasa founder Jalaluddin Sheikh, one person Abdus Subahan and another person who has not been named.

Both of the teachers who fled had stayed in a house attached to the madrasa for around 1.5 years. According to police, illegal Bangladeshi immigrants with links to the terrorist group Ansal-ul-Bangla used to live in the house attached to the Madrasa. During the raid of the madrasa by police on 24th August, a photo of a deceased individual and a poster were uncovered. The police have also obtained a huge cache of Ansar-ul-Bangla terror module literature from this location.

The administration had planned to demolish the madrasa yesterday itself, but the drive was cancelled due to some reasons and the district administration said that the demolition has been temporarily suspended. The madrasa is located at a very remote location.

Local authorities in Bongaigaon razed a madrasa with ties to terrorist organisations Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on August 31. On August 30, a search operation was undertaken at the same madrasa to investigate certain linkages with one of the 37 persons detained for terrorist links with AQIS/ABT in Assam, including imams and madrasa teachers.

On Monday, August 29, the district administration and police in the Barpeta district in Assam demolished a Madarsa, run by Maulvis Akbar Ali and his brother Abul Kalam Azad, arrested for their links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

The madrasa, Shaikhul Hind Mahmudul Hasan Jamiul Huda Islamic Academy, was located in Dhakaliapara, Assam’s Barpeta district, and is alleged to have been built unlawfully on public land. The police also detained the madrasa’s principal, Mahmunur Rashid. The madrasa hosted Bangladeshi terrorist Md Suman alias Saiful Islam, who was apprehended by Assam police in March. According to reports, Md. Suman stayed here with one of his aides.

UP: Pieces of meat thrown inside temple compound in Shamli district, police hints at sinister plot to disrupt communal harmony

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UP: Pieces of meat thrown inside temple compound in Shamli district, police hints at sinister plot to disrupt communal harmony

Unidentified persons threw pieces of meat in the compound of a temple in Sikka village of the Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, sparking tensions in the region. The incident came to light at around 5 am on Friday morning when a woman entered the temple to offer prayers. 

According to reports, dollops of meat were hurled at 11 places around Bhumiya Kheda in Sikka village in what appeared as a deliberate attempt to vitiate communal harmony in the region. Officials of the local administration and police reached the spot and ensured that the pieces of meat were removed from the temple premises and the compound was cleaned. 

Anger and resentment swept the region as outraged people hit the streets protesting against the desecration of the temple and demanding the arrest of the miscreants responsible for it. 

The incident came in the wake of an annual festival that included Havan Yagya and other assorted religious rituals organised in the temple. Every year, the villagers celebrate the festival with great pomp. This year too, elaborate preparations were made to celebrate the festival and perform rituals marking the festivities. 

However, on Thursday night, anti-social elements scattered pieces of meat at 11 places around Bhumiya Kheda to spoil the communal atmosphere. Apart from this, pieces of meat were also thrown on the main road of Bhumiya Kheda.

No sooner did the woman discover pieces of meat strewn inside the revered temple compound, than she informed the temple authorities, who in turn called the police. ASP OP Singh along with Adarsh ​​Mandi police station, CO City Jitendra Kumar reached the spot along with the police force to investigate the incident. Pieces of meat were removed from the temple compound and a police team was deployed to keep the situation under control.

An investigation has also been launched into the matter. The police have taken a sample of meat for investigation. The ASP said that the incident is being seriously investigated. Strict action will be taken against the culprits. When probed about similar incidents of desecration of temples in Kairana, the police official said that the pattern emerging from such incidents does point to a systematic attempt to disrupt communal harmony in the state.

The police have also sought the help of the intelligence department to nab the culprits who tried to disturb the communal harmony in the region by throwing pieces of meat inside the temple compound. Village head Siyaram Sharma told media that there was a program of havan in Bhumiya Kheda scheduled for Saturday. 

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma dubs KGF- Chapter 2 as ‘logic less film’, The Kashmir Files as ‘slow movie with no screenplay’

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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma dubs KGF- Chapter 2 as ‘logic less film’, The Kashmir Files as ‘slow movie with no screenplay’

Controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has once again stirred the hornet’s nest through his critical remarks on major box office hits like ‘The Kashmir Files’ and ‘KGF- Chapter 2’.

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Ram Gopal Varma said, “Two films that have f**ked up everything are KGF – Chapter 2 and The Kashmir Files…The scary part of KGF – Chapter 2 is that nobody in Bollywood liked it.”

Varma claimed that a big Bollywood director told him that he could not watch ‘KGF- Chapter 2’ beyond 30 minutes, despite 5 attempts. He described the movie as an old 70s-era film, a concept that he believed was outdated.

He added, “It’s not like I didn’t like the film. I can’t get the right word. I would say, I was flummoxed. I was watching with my mouth open. Like, ‘F**k, what?”

“The so-called filmmakers look for logic. And when a logic-less film like KGF – Chapter 2 breaks all records, what the f**k do you do then?” Ram Gopal Varma added.

Screengrab of the Bollywood Hungama interview

The controversial filmmaker also made similar unsavoury comments about ‘The Kashmir Files’ and its director Vivek Agnihotri.

He remarked, “The Kashmir Files is no less. It’s made by an unknown director whom Bollywood never took seriously. Anupam Kher was the most known actor in the film. Yet, it ended up making Rs. 250 crores domestically.”

Ram Gopal Varma said, “The Kashmir Files was the slowest film ever made. It goes against whatever we, as filmmakers, learnt what not to be made. There’s no screenplay, no first or second act, no interval and no climax. And people are going gaga over it!”

“I don’t think that in the last 20 years, anybody would have seen a film more seriously than they saw The Kashmir Files,” he concluded.

The Kashmir Files made a mark despite the propaganda

The film ‘The Kashmir Files’ takes the viewers back to 1989, when due to rising Islamic Jihad, a huge conflict erupted in Kashmir, forcing the great majority of Hindus to flee the valley.

Most of the Kashmiri Hindu inhabitants migrated between February and March 1990 in the face of Islamic Jihad. More of them fled in the years that followed until just about 3,000 families remained in the valley by 2011.

The movie which was released on March 11, this year proved to be the biggest hit of the year. Though the film was praised all over the world, a section of Indian opposition parties and leftists tried to run down the film or discredit the story shown within.

While some directly called the film a pack of lies, others tried to target the BJP over the issue. Multiple theories were also peddled to discredit the film and its makers, but the public verdict muted all the criticism.

Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu’s ‘Dobaaraa’ tanks miserably after they urged audience to boycott the movie, struggles to reach Rs 6 crore mark

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Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu’s ‘Dobaaraa’ tanks miserably after they urged audience to boycott the movie, struggles to reach Rs 6 crore mark

Taapsee Pannu’s latest Bollywood release named ‘Dobaaraa’ is struggling to make money at the box office. Though the movie which was released on August 19 this year was being promoted by the entire Left-Liberal ecosystem, it is struggling to cross the mere Rs 6-crore mark at the box office collections.

According to the reports, Dobaaraa is battling to stay afloat. Since its debut, the movie has underperformed at the box office, further failing to attract audience to the screens. It also competed against Laal Singh Chaddha and Raksha Bandhan at the box office. However, the subsequent two films have also underperformed.

On Day 1, ‘Dobaaraa’ earned only Rs 72 lakh while its collection progressively improved throughout its first Sunday in the cinemas. However, the figures have steadily declined since then. The film is presently fighting to break the Rs 6 crore mark at the box office. Citing the figures, it is believed that the film’s theatre run might conclude with a meagre Rs 6 crore.

Taapsee Pannu’s film directed by Anurag Kashyap was released only across 370 theatres on August 19. As reported earlier, it failed to garner popular support as it recorded a 2-3 percent occupancy rate on Day 1. Several early screenings of the film were also cancelled.

It’s worth noting that an interview with Anurag Kashyap and Taapsee Pannu went viral only days before the release of Dobaaraa, in which both of them poked fun at boycott calls for various films, including Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha. Both of them made fun of people by encouraging them to make their film trend on social media and boycott it.

The film is an approved remake of Mirage, a 2018 Spanish film. Apart from Taapsee Pannu, the Anurag Kashyap-directed movie also stars Pavail Gulati in a key role. It premiered at the London Indian Film Festival 2022 and was later released theatrically across 370 theatres. Dobaaraa’s narrative focuses on a lady who is given the opportunity to save the life of a 12-year-old child who saw a death during a rainstorm 25 years ago. She accomplishes this by connecting via the television set during a similar storm in the present. Gaurav Chatterji and Shor Police have composed the film’s soundtrack.

Uttar Pradesh: Deoband Mufti issues fatwa against Muslim BJP leader from Aligarh for worshipping Lord Ganesha

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Uttar Pradesh: Deoband Mufti issues fatwa against Muslim BJP leader from Aligarh for worshipping Lord Ganesha

The Mufti from Deoband has issued a fatwa against BJP leader Ruby Asif Khan from Aligarh for worshipping and establishing Lord Ganesha in his house this Ganesh Chaturthi. The Mufti said that Khan’s conduct is unislamic. Ruby Asif Khan is the Mandal Vice President of BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Aligarh.

Deoband’s Mufti Arshad Farooqui said that Lord Ganesha is highly revered by Hindus and he is known to bring happiness and prosperity with knowledge, but in Islam, there is no idol worship. In Islam, no one is worshiped except Allah. Those who are doing this are against Islam. Those who worship an idol, same decree is issued against them which is issued for those who go against Islam.

In response, Ruby Khan has refused to bow down to the Mufti and blamed people like him for spreading discord in the society. Ruby Khan said that such clerics and muftis are not true Muslims and they just want to divide the country. Ruby also said that fatwas have been issued against her in the past as well, and just like the previous occasions, she does not care about the fatwa this time as well.

Ruby further said that such Muftis and Maulana are of extremist and jihadi mindset and that these people themselves want to discriminate. She said that these people do not talk about Hindustan while staying in India and if he was a true Muslim, he would not have talked like this. Ruby said that she has always been celebrating Hindu festivals and will continue to do so. According to Ruby, the cleric even got posters put up against her in the past but she only wants to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity.

Earlier, it was reported that Ruby Asif Khan has established a Ganesha idol at her home for seven days displaying great communal harmony. Ruby, a resident of ADA colony under Rorawar police circle, brought a Ganesh idol to her home and set it up with all rituals. “We will keep the idol for seven days before immersing it in water on September 6. I and my family do ‘puja’ every day as per rituals and offer ‘modaks’ to the Lord,” Ruby had said.

Assam government carries out major eviction drive in Sonitpur district to recover 330 acres of illegally encroached land

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Assam government carries out major eviction drive in Sonitpur district to recover 330 acres of illegally encroached land

In addition to clamping down Madrasas having links to Islamic terror organisations, the Assam government has increased its efforts to eliminate illegal encroachment from government property. In one such endeavour, the Assam government carried out a large eviction drive in the Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear illegal encroachments from 330 acres of govt land.

According to sources, the drive is taking place along the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River in the No. 3 Chitalmari area of the Barchalla assembly constituency, which is now represented by BJP MLA Ganesh Kumar Limbu.

About 50 excavators, heavy machinery and a large number of workers have been deployed for the drive to demolish the house in the area. Reports suggest that eviction has been carried out peacefully since most of the residents residing there illegally, had already vacated their houses and left the place with their belongings after receiving the eviction notice around 8 months ago.

According to government records, 299 families were living in the area out of which 90 per cent have already left after they were served notices. “The eviction drive has been incident-free so far. There has been no law and order situation,” the officer, who is among those overseeing the exercise, said.

The drive began around 5 am on Saturday, and because most occupants had already left, the structures are being demolished using excavators and other heavy machinery, the official added.

Another police officer stated that the area to be cleared has been divided into three sections and that demolition in one section had been completed by 9 am today.

Excavators lined up for the demolition drive

Around 1,200 security personnel, including Assam Police and paramilitary troops, equipped with anti-riot gear, have been stationed at the site to make sure no untoward incident happens during the eviction drive.

Ahead of today’s drive, entrance, patrols, and area dominance exercises were conducted by security forces on August 31. Some residents who had not vacated after getting the notice left the area in the last two days voluntarily after that exercise. They themselves demolished their huts and took away as many belongings as possible with them.

Assam govt carries out eviction drive in Lumding, recovers 1410 hectares of encroached forest land

Notably, last year on November 8, the Assam government carried out an eviction drive in the Lumding reserve forest in the Hojai district of Assam and recovered 1410 hectares of encroached forest land.

Reportedly, the Lumding reserve forest comprises an area of over 22,403 hectares, out of which 1,410 hectares were encroached upon by illegal settlers. According to Hojai Divisional Forest Officer Gounadeep Das, about 3,000 people from 670 families were living on the encroached land.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had informed that a total of 1500 families were evicted from the Lumding reserve forest.

Violence in Darrang district of Assam during anti-encroachment drive

Prior to this, an eviction drive conducted by the administration in Darrang district in Assam had turned violent after encroachers of the land attacked security forces. While 9 policemen were injured in the attack by the mob of illegal encroachers, 2 attackers were killed in retaliatory police firing.

The incident took place at the Dholpur in the Garukhuti area near the Sipajhar town in Darrang district in Assam, where the Himanta Biswa Sarma government was conducting an eviction drive of illegal settlers on land belonging to the government or other organisations like temples. When the eviction party reached the place inhabited by Bengali-speaking Muslims on Thursday, hundreds of people clashed with the police, attacking them with stones, machetes, pointed bamboo sticks etc.

Assam crackdown on Jihadi terrorists operating from mosques and madarsas

Besides, the Assam government has been clamping down on Jihadi terrorists operating from mosques and madarsas in the state. Recently, the Assam administration and police have demolished multiple Madarsas run and managed by clerics with links to Bangladesh-based terror outfit Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT).

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