Assam hills continue to burn

Miscreants burnt two government offices in Diphu,the district headquarters while 10 offices were burnt in Manja,Dokmoka,Barpathar,Bokajan,Howraghat.

The railway track between Diphu and Nailalung stations continued to remain snapped,cutting off movement of trains eastwards of Lumding junction. Rajdhani Express and all other trains linking Dibrugarh,Tinsukia,Jorhat and Dimapur to rest of India have remained terminated in Guwahati.

The state home department on Friday evening ordered shoot-at-sight on miscreants trying to sabotage railway tracks.

Gogoi briefs Manmohan,Sonia

NEW DELHI: Amid violent statehood agitations in Assam,CM Tarun Gogoi Saturday met PM Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and briefed them about the situation. Gogoi ruled out any division of his state and said he had forewarned the Centre that creation of Telangana would have ramifications in Assam. “No government wants to divide any state. In Assam,we want to live like a joint family,” Gogoi said. He suggested that his government was ready for talks to address their grievances. “But no one has any right to indulge in violence or take law into their hands. Else,we will have to take action.”

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