Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee demanded a court-monitored inquiry and called for the resignation of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee demanded a court-monitored inquiry and called for the resignation of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
A four-member delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders arrived at Assam’s Dibrugarh district to reach Tinsukia Sunday to meet the family members of those who were killed by suspected militants. Led by Derek O’ Brien, the TMC parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha, the team comprises the party’s Lok Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haq and MLA Mahua Moitra, according to PTI.
“This is a humanitarian visit. This is a visit to stand with the grieving families. We hope to reach Tinsukia in about two hours and spend some time with the families,” O’Brien told reporters outside the airport
“The delegation will directly go to Dibrugarh and from there they will go to Tinsukia,” a senior TMC leader said.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead five individuals, including three members of a family, near Kheronibari village in Tinsukia district on Thursday night. Read | Assam killings: Kin put 60-yr-old on handcart and ran for help - in vain
On Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed anguish over the killings and said an “environment of violence” was prevailing in the country.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee demanded a court-monitored inquiry and called for the resignation of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the incident. A TMC delegation of six MPs had gone to Silchar on August 2 to assess the situation in Assam in the wake of the publication of the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30 but was stopped at the airport. They were not allowed to leave the airport and were sent back the next day.
A four-member delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders arrived at Assam’s Dibrugarh district to reach Tinsukia Sunday to meet the family members of those who were killed by suspected militants. Led by Derek O’ Brien, the TMC parliamentary party leader in Rajya Sabha, the team comprises the party’s Lok Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haq and MLA Mahua Moitra, according to PTI.
“This is a humanitarian visit. This is a visit to stand with the grieving families. We hope to reach Tinsukia in about two hours and spend some time with the families,” O’Brien told reporters outside the airport
“The delegation will directly go to Dibrugarh and from there they will go to Tinsukia,” a senior TMC leader said.
Unidentified gunmen shot dead five individuals, including three members of a family, near Kheronibari village in Tinsukia district on Thursday night. Read | Assam killings: Kin put 60-yr-old on handcart and ran for help - in vain
On Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed anguish over the killings and said an “environment of violence” was prevailing in the country.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee demanded a court-monitored inquiry and called for the resignation of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over the incident. A TMC delegation of six MPs had gone to Silchar on August 2 to assess the situation in Assam in the wake of the publication of the complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 30 but was stopped at the airport. They were not allowed to leave the airport and were sent back the next day.